J.B. v. Brunty

ELDER, Judge.

J.B. (appellant), a minor, appeals a decision of the Fairfax County Circuit Court that ordered the Department of Social Services (agency) to enter a finding of “founded” in a sexual abuse complaint against appellant. Appellant contends (1) the agency violated Code § 63.1-248.6(D)(7) 1 when it made a determination of founded sexual abuse, even though forty-five days had lapsed from the receipt of the abuse complaint; and (2) the circuit court erred in requiring appellant to show the agency’s failure to follow Code § 63.1-248.6(D)(7)’s procedure was not harmless error. Because the…