Abused or neglected child definition
Abused or neglected child means any child:
Abused or neglected child means any child less than 18 years of age:
Abused or neglected child means a child whose health or welfare is harmed or
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Abused or neglected child means a child whose health or welfare is harmed or threatened with harm when:
Abused or neglected child means a child whose health or welfare is harmed or threatened with harm when his parent, guardian, or other person exercising custodial control or supervision of the child:
Abused or neglected child means a child whose physical health, psychological growth and development, or welfare is harmed or is at substantial risk of harm by the acts or omissions of his or her parent or other person responsible for the child’s welfare. An “abused or neglected child” also means a child who is sexually abused or at substantial risk of sexual abuse by any person and a child who has died as a result of abuse or neglect.
Abused or neglected child means any child less than eighteen years of age:
Abused or neglected child means a child less than 18 years of age whose parent or guardian, as herein defined, (1) inflicts or allows to be inflicted upon such child physical injury by other than accidental means which causes or creates a substantial risk of death, or serious or protracted disfigurement, or protracted impairment of physical or emotional health or protracted loss or impairment of the function of any bodily organ; (2) creates or allows to be created a substantial or ongoing risk of physical injury to such child by other than accidental means which would be likely to cause death or serious or protracted disfigurement, or protracted loss or impairment of the function of any bodily organ; (3) commits or allows to be committed an act of sexual abuse against the child; (4) or a child whose physical, mental, or emotional condition has been impaired or is in imminent danger of becoming impaired as the result of the failure of his parent or guardian, as herein defined, to exercise a minimum degree of care (a) in supplying the child with adequate food, clothing, shelter, education, medical or surgical care though financially able to do so or though offered financial or other reasonable means to do so, or (b) in providing the child with proper supervision or guardianship, by unreasonably inflicting or allowing to be inflicted harm, or substantial risk thereof, including the infliction of excessive corporal punishment; or by any other acts of a similarly serious nature requiring the aid of the court; (5) or a child who has been willfully abandoned by his parent or guardian, as herein defined; (6) or a child upon whom excessive physical restraint has been used under circumstances which do not indicate that the child's behavior is harmful to himself, others or property; (7) or a child who is in an institution and (a) has been placed there inappropriately for a continued period of time with the knowledge that the placement has resulted or may continue to result in harm to the child's mental or physical well-being or (b) who has been willfully isolated from ordinary social contact under circumstances which indicate emotional or social deprivation.
Abused or neglected child means any child less than 18 years of age: 1352 1. Whose parents or other person responsible for his care creates or inflicts, threatens to create or 1353 inflict, or allows to be created or inflicted upon such child a physical or mental injury by other than 1354 accidental means, or creates a substantial risk of death, disfigurement, or impairment of bodily or mental 1355 functions, including, but not limited to, a child who is with his parent or other person responsible for his 1356 care either (i) during the manufacture or attempted manufacture of a Schedule I or II controlled 1357 substance, or (ii) during the unlawful sale of such substance by that child's parents or other person 1358 responsible for his care, where such manufacture, or attempted manufacture or unlawful sale would 1359 constitute a felony violation of § 18.2-248; 1360 2. Whose parents or other person responsible for his care neglects or refuses to provide care 1361 necessary for his health. However, no child who in good faith is under treatment solely by spiritual 1362 means through prayer in accordance with the tenets and practices of a recognized church or religious 1363 denomination shall for that reason alone be considered to be an abused or neglected child. Further, a 1364 decision by parents who have legal authority for the child or, in the absence of parents with legal 1365 authority for the child, any person with legal authority for the child, who refuses a particular medical 1366 treatment for a child with a life-threatening condition shall not be deemed a refusal to provide necessary 1367 care if (i) such decision is made jointly by the parents or other person with legal authority and the child; 1368 (ii) the child has reached 14 years of age and is sufficiently mature to have an informed opinion on the 1369 subject of his medical treatment; (iii) the parents or other person with legal authority and the child have 1370 considered alternative treatment options; and (iv) the parents or other person with legal authority and the 1371 child believe in good faith that such decision is in the child's best interest. No child whose parent or 1372 other person responsible for his care allows the child to engage in independent activities without adult 1373 supervision shall for that reason alone be considered to be an abused or neglected child, provided that 1374 (a) such independent activities are appropriate based on the child's age, maturity, and physical and 1375 mental abilities a...
Abused or neglected child means a child who is: