Legal Opinion
Augusta County Department of Social Services v. Unnamed Mother
Court of Appeals of Virginia
Decided September 2, 1986No. 1541-85PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
KOONTZ, C.J.
By order entered on November 6, 1985, the circuit court held that an entrustment agreement entered into by the Augusta County Department of Social Services (department) and the natural mother of a child born out of wedlock was invalid, and ordered the child returned to the mother’s custody over the objection of all parties. The department filed this appeal.
Procedural Background
The circuit court’s order of November 6, 1985, came after a procedural process which began almost three years previously. At that time the department filed a petition in the Augusta County Juvenile…
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3Cited by3 opinions
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