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Va. Model Jury Instr. Crim. No. 39.300
Nonsupport of Parents by Children
The defendant is charged with the crime of nonsupport of his or her [parents; mother; father].
The Commonwealth must prove beyond a reasonable doubt each of the following elements of that
crime:
(1) That an order was entered on (date) by the [Juvenile and Domestic Relations; Circuit] Court
requiring the defendant to assist in providing for the support and maintenance of his or her
[parents; mother; father]; and
(2) That the defendant failed to comply with that order.
If you find from the evidence that the Commonwealth has proved beyond a reasonable doubt
each of the above elements of the crime as charged, you shall find the defendant guilty of
nonsupport of a parent by [a child; children] [but you shall not fix punishment until your verdict has
been returned and further evidence has been heard by you].
If you find that the Commonwealth has failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt either of the
elements of the crime, then you shall find the defendant not guilty.
History
Virginia Model Jury Instructions – Criminal, Release 26, October 2025. The unannotated set, posted by the Supreme Court of Virginia at vacourts.gov; the book states that it is made available with the permission of the publisher, Matthew Bender & Company, Inc.
Provenance
- Source
- vacourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-10-11
- Edition
- crim-2025-10-01
- Content hash
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