2010 Code of Virginia
Title 63.2 - WELFARE (SOCIAL SERVICES).
Chapter 12 - Adoption (63.2-1200 thru 63.2-1253)
63.2-1220 - Issuance of birth certificates for children adopted in the Commonwealth and from foreign countries.
§ 63.2-1220. Issuance of birth certificates for children adopted in the Commonwealth and from foreign countries.
A. For the purpose of securing a new birth certificate for an adopted child, the procedures set forth in § 32.1-262 shall be followed.
B. 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 shall 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 shall review all documents provided by the adoptive parents. If the circuit court finds that all requirements of this subsection have been met, the circuit court may issue the report of adoption to the State Registrar for issuance of a Virginia certificate of birth in accordance with § 32.1-262.
C. Except as provided in subsection B, 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 shall comply with all adoption requirements of this chapter in order to get a Virginia certificate of birth.
(1970, c. 672, § 63.1-221.1; 2000, c. 830, § 63.1-219.27; 2002, c. 747; 2003, c. 985.)
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