Virginia § 63.2-1242.1 Relative adoption

Virginia Statutes

§ 63.2-1242.1 — Relative adoption

Virginia § 63.2-1242.1

JurisdictionVirginia

Title 63.2Welfare (Social Services)

Subtitle IIISocial Services Programs

Ch. 12Adoption

Art. 4.1Close Relative Adoption

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Bluebook

Va. Code Ann. § 63.2-1242.1 (2026).

Text

A.For the purposes of this chapter, a "close relative placement" shall be an adoption by the child's grandparent, great-grandparent, adult nephew or niece, adult brother or sister, adult uncle or aunt, adult great uncle or great aunt, stepparent, adult stepbrother or stepsisters, or other adult relatives of the child by marriage or adoption.

B.In a close relative placement the court may accept the written and signed consent of the birth parent(s) that is signed under oath and acknowledged by an officer authorized by law to take such acknowledgments.

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A. For the purposes of this chapter, a "close relative placement" shall be an adoption by the child's grandparent, great-grandparent, adult nephew or niece, adult brother or sister, adult uncle or aunt, adult great uncle or great aunt, stepparent, adult stepbrother or stepsisters, or other adult relatives of the child by marriage or adoption.

B. In a close relative placement the court may accept the written and signed consent of the birth parent(s) that is signed under oath and acknowledged by an officer authorized by law to take such acknowledgments.