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...

The last expensive method is to have the birth father sign a Consent to the Adoption. If you are able to have him sign then the Court may waive an...

Since you reside in Virginia, the Court has jurisdiction here for you to adopt your stepdaughter. Since the biological father passed away, we would...

Your stepfather along with your mother would be the ones bringing the adoption. Therefore, it would be in Virginia where they reside. An adoption...

Based on the facts you presented you have a very strong case to proceed with an adoption. The real question is what will you have to go through to...

Courts in Virginia rarely take away parental rights unless there is an adoption or stepparent adoption. If your parental rights are terminated then...

Your question is a little unclear on what your son's relationship is to the child. Am I correct to assume that he is the stepfather? You make no...

Since you meet Virginia's defenition of "close relative" you do have short cuts in adopting your grandson that are not available to non-relatives....

Your case is what we call a Close-Relative Placement where the child with have been with you less than 2 years. It is a 2 Court process. You will...