District courts; appeal may be taken to circuit court & heard de novo. (SB1290)
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Description
Appeal from juvenile and domestic relations district court. States that an appeal from the juvenile court is to be taken in accordance with the appeal provisions specified for the district courts. A second enacting clause provides that this amendment is declarative of existing law. Amends § 16.1-106 (“Appeals from courts not of record in civil cases.”), § 16.1-296 (“Jurisdiction of appeals; procedure.”), of the Code of Virginia. View Full Text »

