The law requires that a Home Study investigation of the prospective adoptive home be made by a licensed child placing agency. This report will be filed with...
There are many excellent child placing agencies in Virginia which you may contract with to prepare the Home Study. It will make a difference, however, which...
The agency you select to prepare the Home Study will be primarily concerned about complying with requirements from both the Code of Virginia and regulations issued...
While Circuit Courts in Virginia have long had the authority to grant an adoption without the Consents of the Birth Parents of the child, in 1995 the General Assembly...
There is good news for families pursuing adoption. The final version of the tax reform bill before Congress has preserved the adoption tax credit!Also, the...
The terms “attachment” and “bonding” are often confused. Attachment refers to a child’s emotional connection to caregivers....
The Constitutional Rights of Birth Parents are extremely important. Parental Rights are recognized as fundamental rights under the Due Process Clause of the...
In Copeland v. Todd, the Supreme Court of Virginia pointed out that the standards of proof in contested adoption cases must be read along with eight other factors...
In the important 2011 case of Copeland v. Todd, the Supreme Court of Virginia upheld the constitutionality of Section 63.2-1205 of the Code of Virginia, which sets...
When Section 63.2-1205 was enacted in 1995, it included language requiring the trial court to consider whether failure to grant the Petition for Adoption would...
More than 1,200 bills cleared the legislature, and were signed by Gov. Ralph Northam, with most taking effect Wednesday, July 1, 2020.Some of the most notable updates...
Virginia Passes Law To Release People From Prison: Conditions & Exceptions ApplyIn response to COVID-19, Virginia passed a law allowing the release of people...
