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In Virginia, stepparent adoptions are filed in Circuit Court under Code of Virginia Title 63.2, Chapter 12. Virginia has 133 counties/cities, and our document package is customized specifically for your counties/citie's requirements and forms. Each counties/citie may have slightly different procedures or supplemental forms, and we know exactly what each one requires because we've helped families file in every counties/citie in Virginia.
Stepparent adoption in Virginia at a glance
- Court
- Circuit Court
- Residency before filing
- No minimum period
- Typical timeline
- 3-6 months
- Court filing fee
- $150-$300
- Child must consent at age
- 14
- Home study
- Usually waived for stepparents
- Virginia families we've helped
- 1,181
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