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We understand that filing for a stepparent adoption is an extremely important time in your life. It can be stressful and the process can seem overwhelming. We guarantee that your Virginia stepparent adoption documents will be accurate and that the court clerks will accept it for filing as meeting or exceeding their standards, or you get your money back - 100%. We can make this guarantee because we make it our mission to make sure our documents are complete and up-to-date with the newest court regulations. If we don't make it right, we'll refund your money - 100%. Virginia Adoption - Information you should know. We know how important is it for you to do the research on filing your Virginia adoption online. Our highly experienced staff will help you through the process. Please review the information below to educate yourself on filing a stepparent adoption in Virginia, and then our staff will help you with any questions. In Virginia, the person filing for the stepparent adoption is referred to as the "Petitioner" and the absent parent is referred to as the "Defendant". The petitioning stepparent will file the legal adoption documents that we prepare for you with the court. This will start the adoption process. An uncontested adoption means that the other parent is not going to file additional documents with the court objecting to the adoption. Most of the stepparent adoptions we do for customers have one of the following circumstances:
Please note that if the other parent has regular contact with the child and pays child support, you will not be able to complete a stepparent adoption in Virginia unless the other parent is willing to sign a consent to the adoption.
Where will you file your stepparent adoption documents? The adoption documents are filed Circuit Court in the county where you reside. When the stepparent is finalized by the Court, your adopted child will receive a new birth certificate, showing the new parent listed on the birth certificate, and also showing the child's new name. Prior to filing your Petition for Adoption with the Circuit Court in your county, you must have been a bona fide resident of this state of Virginia for six months prior to the filing of the petition, which must be stated in the petition and proved at the final hearing (Drivers License, etc.). If both parties currently reside in the state, then there is no time period required. Grounds for the termination of parental rights. The grounds which typically justify the termination of parental rights in a stepparent adoption involve abandonment, failure to support the child, imprisonment, certain abuse, and other grounds. The grounds for the termination of parental rights is different for each state, but all states accept the grounds of abandonment and lack of support, and some states include other grounds. You should make every attempt to get the written consent of the other parent when completing a Virginia stepparent, but if you are unable to get the other parents consent, you can still complete the adoption as long as the grounds outlined in Virginia law have been met:
It is not required to terminate parental rights of a parent who is deceased. Visitation by grandparents or the absent parent. Most states do not have any provisions for the visitation rights of the parent losing parental rights, or the grandparents associated with that parent. The State of Virginia will recognize agreements for visitation by the parent losing their parental rights, but this is typically up to the discretion of the adopting parents. Virginia Circuit Court: Address of some VA courts. Our documents are for the entire State of Virginia. If your county court is not listed below, then we will provided the court information when we send your documents to you. You must file the adoption documents in the Circuit Court in the county that you are filing in. Some court addresses for larger counties are as follows: Henrico County Juvenile & Domestic Relations District Court: 4201 East Parham Road, P. O. Box 27032, Richmond, VA 23273-7032 Phone: (804) 501-4688 Fax: (804) 501-4756 Goochland County Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court: P.O. Box 47, 2938 River Rd. West, Goochland, VA 23063 Phone: 804-556-5309 Fax: 804-556-4494 Hanover County Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court: P.O. Box 86, 7515 Library Dr., 2nd Flr., Hanover, VA 23069 Phone: 804-365-6200 Chesterfield County Juvenile & Domestic Relations District Court: P.O. Box 520, 7000 Lucy Corr Boulevard, Chesterfield, VA 23832 Phone: (804) 748-1379 Fax: (804) 717-6043
Powhatan County District and Juvenile & Domestic Relations Combined
Courts: 3880-D Old Buckingham Road, Courthouse, Powhatan, VA
23139-0113 City of Norfolk County Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court: 800 East City Hall Avenue, Norfolk, VA 23510-2727 Phone: 757-664-7340 Fax: 757-683-2219 City of Newport News Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court: 2501 Huntington Avenue, Newport News, VA 23607 Phone: 757-926-3603 Fax: 757-926-3598 City of Chesapeake Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court: 307 Albemarle Drive, 2nd Floor, Chesapeake, VA 23322-5579 Phone: 757-382-8100 Fax: 757-382-8152 City of Virginia Beach Juvenile & Domestic Relations District Court: 2425 Nimmo Pkwy., Judicial Center, Bldg 10A, Virginia Beach, VA 23456 Phone: 757-385-4391 Fax: 757-385-5683 City of Hampton Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court: 220 North King Street, P. O. Box 69104, Hampton, VA 23669-9404 Phone: 757-727-6147 Fax: 757-727-6082 Fairfax County Juvenile & Family Relations District Court: 4000 Chain Bridge Road, Fairfax, VA 22030 Phone: (703) 246-3367 City of Alexandria Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court: P.O. Box 21461, 520 King Street, Alexandria, VA 22320 Phone: 703-838-4141 Fax: 703-838-4092 City of Lynchburg Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court: 901 Church St., 1st Floor, Lynchburg, VA 24504 Phone: 434-455-2670 Fax: 434-847-1442 Rockbridge County District and Juvenile & Domestic Relations Combined Courts: 150 South Main Street, Lexington, VA 24450 Phone: 540-463-3631 Fax: 540-463-3855 Roanoke County Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court: Roanoke County Courthouse, 305 E. Main St., Salem, VA 24153 Phone: 540-387-6160 Fax: 540-387-6231 City of Waynesboro Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court: P.O. Box 1028, 237 Market Avenue, Waynesboro, VA 22980-1028 Phone: 540-942-6633 Fax: 540-942-6793 Prince William County Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court: 9311 Lee Avenue, Manassas, VA 20110-5555 Phone: 703-792-6160 Court filing fees.
The court filing fees for an adoption in
Virginia is
approximately $87.
Serving the absent parent. In many stepparent adoption, the absent parent may be willing to sign a consent form, which consents to the termination of their parental rights, and consents to the adoption. If the absent parent is willing to sign a consent this will make the process a little easier because the court will know from the beginning that all parties agree to the stepparent adoption. Many of our adoption customers don't know the whereabouts of the other parent, or the other parent has such a disinterest that he/she just won't sign any documents. In this situation, you will file the adoption documents and then serve the absent parent by one of the following options: 1. Whereabouts of the other parent is UNKNOWN: If you are unable to locate the absent parent after a diligent search then you can serve the parent by publication. This means that a notice is published in a local legal publication. Typically once a week for 4 weeks. The publication fee for the newspaper averages around $85 but varies depending on where you live. Upon the filing of the Affidavit the clerk shall direct that service of notice be made by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the complaint is filed. We provide all the required documents for service by publication. 2. The parent just won't sign, but grounds exist for the adoption: If you know the whereabouts of the other parent, but that parent won't sign due to disinterest, you can have that parent served by the Sheriff's department or a private process server. This can be done even if the other parent is incarcerated in jail or a federal prison.
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