To provide judicial procedures through which the provisions of this law are executed and enforced and in which the parties are assured a fair hearing and their constitutional and other rights are recognized and enforced ģ. To divert from or within the juvenile justice system, to the extent possible, consistent with the protection of the public safety, those children who can be cared for or treated through alternative programs Ģ. This law shall be interpreted and construed so as to effectuate the following purposes:ġ. It is the intention of this law that in all proceedings the welfare of the child and the family, the safety of the community and the protection of the rights of victims are the paramount concerns of the Commonwealth and to the end that these purposes may be attained, the judge shall possess all necessary and incidental powers and authority, whether legal or equitable in their nature. This law shall be construed liberally and as remedial in character, and the powers hereby conferred are intended to be general to effect the beneficial purposes herein set forth. The short title of the statutes embraced in this chapter is "Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court Law."Ĭode 1950, § 16.1-139 1956, c. Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Courts
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