Bill > HB224

This bill amends existing Virginia law to expand the ways a parent-child relationship can be legally established, particularly for child support enforcement purposes. It adds administrative processes used by the Department of Social Services to establish paternity to the existing legal methods for determining parentage in domestic relations cases and for inheritance or property rights. Specifically, it incorporates references to proceedings under § 63.2-1913 and voluntary acknowledgments of paternity under § 63.2-1914 as valid ways to establish this relationship, aligning these administrative methods with established legal frameworks. The bill also makes minor technical adjustments to clarify how parentage is determined in various legal contexts, including for assisted conception and for children born outside of marriage, ensuring consistency across different statutes.