There are a lot more facts you will need to discuss with an adoption attorney to determine if you will be able to successfully adopt your...

You can always represent yourself in an adoption. But, there is a reason for the saying that someone who represents themself has a fool for an...

Virginia does not use forms because there are a variety of options. In your case, we can ask the court to waive the investigation by your county...

If the birth mother has not visited or contacted the child for at lease 6 months immediately prior to filing your case, the Court shall waive her...

What you are asking to do is called a Confirmatory Adoption which was written into the Virginialaw in 2022. This will allow your brother to become...

An interstate adoption is complicated in that it has many steps each have to be precise and done timely. Most attorneys do not have the knowledge...

In Virginia, parental rights are automatically terminated by the granting of the adoption. Therefore, you do not need to bring a separate...

Adoptions are something that needs to be done with precision and everything needs to be properly asked including for waivers in the Petition for...

Virginia's law is that the Court shall waive his Consent to the Adoption if he did not have contact with the child, without good cause, for at...

The father's name should only appear on the Birth Certificate if you were married to him. Otherwise, he is required to sign a Paternity Affidavit...