A person is responsible for the support and maintenance of any child or children living in the same home in which he and the natural or adoptive parent of such child or children cohabit as spouses and any such person who without cause willfully neglects or refuses or fails to provide for such support and maintenance is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished in accordance with the provisions of § 20-61.
A pregnancy or the birth of a child during the time a person occupies the status set out above shall not be required as proof of cohabitation.
The obligations imposed herein shall continue so long as such person occupies the status herein described.
1972, c. 536, § 63.1-90.1; 1974, c. 464; 2002, c. 747; 2020, c. 900.
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 63.2 - Welfare (Social Services)
Chapter 5 - General Provisions
§ 63.2-501. Application for assistance
§ 63.2-502. False application or false swearing; penalty
§ 63.2-503. Procedure upon receipt of application
§ 63.2-503.1. Legal presence required for public assistance; exceptions; proof of legal presence
§ 63.2-504. Decision of local department that applicant entitled to public assistance
§ 63.2-505. Determining the amount of public assistance
§ 63.2-505.1. Transitional food stamp benefits
§ 63.2-505.2. Eligibility for food stamps; drug-related felonies
§ 63.2-506. Public assistance not transferable or subject to execution
§ 63.2-507. Personal representatives for recipients of public assistance funds
§ 63.2-508. Fees for representing applicant or recipient
§ 63.2-509. Public assistance subject to amendment or repeal of laws
§ 63.2-510. Obligation of person to support certain children living in same home; penalty
§ 63.2-512. Recovery of public assistance erroneously paid
§ 63.2-513. Notification of change in circumstances
§ 63.2-514. Reconsideration or changes in amount of public assistance; cancellation
§ 63.2-515. Notice to applicant or recipient of decision
§ 63.2-516. Record of decision
§ 63.2-517. Right of appeal to Commissioner
§ 63.2-518. Action by Commissioner on appeal
§ 63.2-519. Finality of decision of Commissioner
§ 63.2-520. How public assistance paid
§ 63.2-521. Change of residence
§ 63.2-522. False statements, representations, impersonations and fraudulent devices; penalty
§ 63.2-524. Denial of benefits upon finding of fraudulent acts
§ 63.2-525. Payment by Department for legal services