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2003 SESSION

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HB 2233 Recognition of foreign adoption decrees.

Introduced by: Benjamin L. Cline | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS ENACTED WITH GOVERNOR'S RECOMMENDATION: (all summaries)

Recognition of foreign adoption decrees. Provides that adoptive parents who are residents of the Commonwealth may petition the circuit court in the city or county where they reside for a report of adoption when the adoptive parents are seeking a Virginia certificate of birth for a child adopted in a foreign country that has post-adoption reporting requirements and with whom the United States has diplomatic relations. The adoptive parents must provide the circuit court with evidence, such as an admission stamp in the child’s passport, that the child was admitted to the United States with an immediate relative immigrant visa (IR-3), a report of adoption on a form furnished by the State Registrar of Vital Records, completed post-adoption reports, and a signed affidavit stating that any outstanding post-adoption requirements shall be met as required by the foreign country. The affidavit shall also include the name by which the child is to be known. The circuit court will review all documents provided by the adoptive parents. If the circuit court finds that all requirements have been met, the circuit court may issue the report of adoption to the State Registrar for issuance of a Virginia certificate of birth. Adoptive parents seeking to have a child from a foreign country adopted or who choose to readopt a child from a foreign country in Virginia must comply with all statutory adoption requirements in order to get a Virginia certificate of birth.


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