17 chapters · 204 sections in this title.
34 V.I.C. § 121 Adoption of Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children
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The Virgin Islands hereby enacts into law and enters into the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children with all other jurisdictions which have enacted or shall hereafter enact the Compact in the form substantially as follows: Article I. Purpose and Policy Article I. Purpos…
34 V.I.C. § 122 Financial responsibility
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Financial responsibility for any child placed pursuant to the provisions of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of Article V thereof in the first instance. However, in the event of partial or complete default o…
34 V.I.C. § 123 Appropriate public authorities
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The “appropriate public authorities” as used in Article III of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children shall, with reference to the Virgin Islands, mean the Department of Human Services with reference to placement in foster care or as a preliminary to a possible adopt…
34 V.I.C. § 124 Appropriate authority in receiving state
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As used in paragraph (a) of Article V of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children, the phrase “appropriate authority in receiving state” shall mean the Department of Human Services with reference to placement in foster care or as a placement to a possible adoption and …