Adult Adoptions
Questions about Adult Adoption in Virginia.
Adult adoption provides the option for an adult to have a stepparent or close relative or other suitable adult to become their legal parent.
Close Relative Adoption
Certain close family members of a child (in Virginia “close relative” includes grandparent, great-grandparent, adult nephew or niece, adult brother or sister, adult uncle or aunt, or adult great uncle or great aunt) may adopt a child through an e…
Hague Abduction
Hague Abduction (International Child Custody)
The Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (commonly referred to as the Hague Abduction Convention or simply the Abduction Convention) is a nuanced, n…
International Adoption Attorney
Adopting children is an exciting and confusing process. If you’re pursuing international adoption, there are three different sets of law you have to understand and work with, and they are U.S. federal law, state law, and the laws of the child’s c…
Parental Placements in Adoption
Parental placement refers to any adoption case in which the parent chooses with whom to place the child where that placement does not involve a stepparent or close relative adoption.
In a parental placement adoption, the birth parent…
Request for Evidence and Notice of Intent to Deny
Request for Evidence (RFE) and Notice of Intent to Deny (NOID)
After you submit a petition or application to USCIS, they may respond in a number of ways. Sometimes, they use requests for evidence (RFE) and notices of intent to deny (NOID) to a…
Stepparent Adoption
Virginia law allows a stepparent to adopt a stepchild by filing in circuit court to adopt their spouse’s child by birth or adoption. While the process is similar to other kinds of adoptions, stepparent adoptions have discrete requiremen…
