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Revised 04/22/2020 Adoption in Virginia is a strictly statutory process which is stated in Title 63.2, Chapter 12 of the Virginia Code. Other jurisdictions recognize a common law or equitable basis for adoption, but in Virginia the statutory scheme must be followed. Adoptions that occur in other states are recognized in Virginia under the Full […]

The phrase Termination of Parental Rights, or TPR, is widely misunderstood. CUSTODY AND VISITATION Often, when you hear someone refer to a parent’s rights as being “terminated,” what they are actually describing is a custody hearing where one parent was awarded sole legal and physical custody and the other received no custody and no court-ordered […]