Title 34 — Welfare
17 chapters · 206 sections in this title.
34 V.I.C. § 71 Purpose
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The objective of this chapter is to promote the recognition of the importance of the participation of both parents in the lives of their children. Social policy and practices have often focused on the difficulties of raising a child in a single-parent family and have often create…
34 V.I.C. § 72 Fatherhood initiative
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(a) To achieve the objectives of this chapter, there is established within the Paternity and Child Support Division within the Virgin Islands Department of Justice the Council on Responsible Fatherhood. The Paternity and Child Support Division shall include a line item in its bud…
34 V.I.C. § 73 Membership of the Council
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(a) The Council is composed of eleven members. The Director of the Paternity and Child Support Division within the Department of Justice and the Commissioner of the Department of Human Services or their designees shall serve as ex-officio members of the Council. The Governor shal…
34 V.I.C. § 80 Responsible Fathers Fund
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(a) There is established a separate and distinct, non-lapsing fund in the Treasury of the Virgin Islands to be known as the Responsible Fathers Fund. The money in the Fund may be used exclusively to fund the activities of the Council and is administered by the Director of the Div…