77855116.1-278.3Virginia Decodedhttps://vacode.org2016Courts Not Of RecordJuvenile And Domestic Relations District CourtsDispositionRelief of care and custody1991, c. 534; 1999, c. 889; 2000, c. 385; 2009, cc. 98, 260; 2010, c. 331; 2013, c. 130.Cartwright v. Cartwright3010051635 S.E.2d 6912006-10-24https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1063158/cartwright-v-cartwright/ . . . 1) in holding that Code §§ 16.1-277.02(C) and 16.1-278.3(D) do not permit a non-custodial parent . . . <abbr title="Court of Appeals">COA</abbr>Willis v. GamezRecord No. 0817-94-2455 S.E.2d 2741995-03-28https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1219263/willis-v-gamez/ . . . Citing Code § § 16.1-241, 16.1-277, 16.1-278.2, 16.1-278.3, 16.1-281, and 16.1-283, the guardian . . . <abbr title="Court of Appeals">COA</abbr>Unknown Father of Baby Girl Janet v. DSSRecord No. 1572-91-3422 S.E.2d 4071992-09-22https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1325746/unknown-father-of-baby-girl-janet-v-dss/ . . . Its pertinent provisions now appear in Code § 16.1-278.3. . . . <abbr title="Court of Appeals">COA</abbr>Barrett v. STATE BAR EX REL. SECOND DISTRICT COMMITTEE081935675 S.E.2d 8272009-04-17https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1058363/barrett-v-state-bar-ex-rel-second-district-committee/ . . . for terminating such rights outlined in Code §§ 16.1-278.3 and 16.1-283. Neither course has been . . . <abbr title="Supreme Court of Virginia">SCV</abbr>Joyce Williams v. Fredericksburg DSS19699922000-08-29https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1065531/joyce-williams-v-fredericksburg-dss/ . . . children . . . <abbr title="Court of Appeals">COA</abbr>Fredericksburg DSS v. Clyde Brown & Joyce Williams19529922000-08-29https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1065533/fredericksburg-dss-v-clyde-brown-joyce-williams/ . . . children . . . <abbr title="Court of Appeals">COA</abbr>Clyde Brown v. Fredericksburg DSS20089922000-08-29https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1065537/clyde-brown-v-fredericksburg-dss/ . . . children . . . <abbr title="Court of Appeals">COA</abbr>http://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/16.1-278.3/16.1-263Summonses/16.1-263/16.1-264Service of summons; proof of service; penalty/16.1-264/16.1-277.02Petition for relief of care and custody/16.1-277.02/16.1-278.2Abused, neglected, or abandoned children or children without parental care/16.1-278.2/16.1-281Foster care plan/16.1-281/16.1-283Termination of residual parental rights/16.1-283/16.1-283.1Authority to enter into voluntary post-adoption contact and communication agreement/16.1-283.1/16.1-296Jurisdiction of appeals; procedure/16.1-296/63.2-1220.2Authority to enter into post-adoption contact and communication agreements/63.2-1220.2//16.1-278.3/16.1/11/9/16.1-278.316.1-28116.1-28216.1-282.237.2-71463.2-120963.2-906The court may make any of the orders of disposition permitted in a case involving an abused or neglected child pursuant to § 16.1-278.2. Any such order transferring legal custody of the child shall be made in accordance with the provisions of subdivision A 5 of § 16.1-278.2 and shall be subject to the provisions of subsection D1. This order shall include, but need not be limited to, the following findings: (i) that there is no less drastic alternative to granting the requested relief; and (ii) that reasonable efforts have been made to prevent removal and that continued placement in the home would be contrary to the welfare of the child, if the order transfers legal custody of the child to a local board of social services. Any preliminary protective orders entered on behalf of the child shall be reviewed at the dispositional hearing and may be incorporated, as appropriate, in the dispositional order. If the child has been placed in foster care, at the dispositional hearing the court shall review the foster care plan for the child filed by the local board of social services or child welfare agency in accordance with § 16.1-281.sectionCC1The local board or licensed child-placing agency to which authority is given to place the child for adoption and consent thereto after an order terminating parental rights is entered pursuant to this section shall file a written Adoption Progress Report with the juvenile court on the progress being made to place the child in an adoptive home. The report shall be filed with the court every six months from the date of the final order terminating parental rights until a final order of adoption is entered on behalf of the child in the circuit court. At the conclusion of the hearing at which termination of parental rights is ordered and authority is given to the local board or licensed child-placing agency to place the child for adoption, the juvenile court shall schedule a date by which the board or agency shall file the first Adoption Progress Report required by this section. A copy of the Adoption Progress Report shall be sent by the court to the guardian ad litem for the child. The court may schedule a hearing on the report with or without the request of a party.sectionEE1A dispositional order entered pursuant to this section is a final order from which an appeal may be taken in accordance with § 16.1-296.sectionFF1