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Can child support be taken from your VA disability payment? This is what you must know

This is what you need to know. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) typically safeguards disability benefits from garnishment for child support. However, certain circumstances may warrant ... read more

Virginia becomes first Southern state to abolish child marriage

A new bill signed into law by Gov. Youngkin makes Virginia the first Southern state to abolish child marriage for all minors younger than 18 while eliminating the emancipation loophole. read more

VA Department of Corrections says K9 killed by gang members

Rivan, a Belgian Malinois that would have turned 6 April 30, joined the Virginia Department of Corrections in 2019. read more

Division of Child Protection

The division interfaces ... to the medical, legal, child protective, and law enforcement communities. Education and crisis intervention is provided to families on a regular basis. Weaver N, Taylor M, ... read more

Virginia Beach school celebrates military students on 'Purple Up Day'

The Virginia Department of Education held Purple Up Day on Wednesday in celebration of children in military families who experience unique challenges. read more

“Art of Being a Military Child” on display now

April is designated “Month of the Military Child” and it provides an opportunity to celebrate the children who sacrifice to support their parents’ service to the ... read more

Henrico ranks second in Virginia in pedestrian fatalities in 2024

Henrico County has witnessed the second-highest total of pedestrian fatalities among all Virginia localities so far in 2024, according to data from the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles. Only ... read more

Child Therapists in Charlottesville, VA

I offer support that makes sense of ... When appropriate, I will be your advocate. I am a child, teen, and family psychologist and Past-President of the Virginia Academy of Clinical Psychologists ... read more

West Virginia among top 4 states for providing early childhood education

Charleston, W.Va. — West Virginia has ... COVID-19 relief funds helping to support the program. Per child spending equaled $7,053 in 2022-2023, a slight increase from the previous year. The West ... read more

‘High5Drive’ raises support for child abuse survivors through WVCAN

April is National Child Abuse and Prevention Awareness Month, and one nonprofit with 21 centers across West Virginia fights every day to lift up the voices of children who’ve ... read more