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This law was first created in 1998. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 829<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1388399,"object_type":"law","relational_id":349783,"identifier":"16.1-355","token":"16.1\/11\/17\/16.1-355","url":"\/16.1-355\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/16.1-355\/","token":"16.1\/11\/17\/16.1-355","dublin_core":{"Title":"Review of standby guardianship","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 16.1-355","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A child’s parent, stepparent, adult<\/span> sibling or any adult<\/span> related to the child by blood, marriage or adoption may petition<\/span> the court<\/span> which approved the standby guardian at any time following such approval and prior to any termination of the standby guardianship for review of whether continuation of the standby guardianship is in the best interests of the child. Notice of the filing of a petition<\/span> shall promptly be given to the standby guardian, the child, if the child is twelve or more years of age, and each parent of the child whose identity and whereabouts are known or could reasonably be ascertained.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREVIEW OF STANDBY GUARDIANSHIP (\u00a7 16.1-355)\n\nA child’s parent, stepparent, adult sibling or any adult related to the\nchild by blood, marriage or adoption may petition the court which approved the\nstandby guardian at any time following such approval and prior to any\ntermination of the standby guardianship for review of whether continuation of\nthe standby guardianship is in the best interests of the child. Notice of the\nfiling of a petition shall promptly be given to the standby guardian, the child,\nif the child is twelve or more years of age, and each parent of the child whose\nidentity and whereabouts are known or could reasonably be ascertained.\n\nHISTORY: 1998, c. 829.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}