Court Jurisdiction and Venue for Adoption Petitions - Virginia
Date: January 2022
Jurisdiction
Citation: Ann. Code § 63.2-1201
Proceedings for the adoption of a minor child and for a change of name of such child shall be instituted only by petition to a circuit court.
Venue
Citation: Ann. Code § 63.2-1201
The petition must be filed in the county or city in which one of the following applies:
- Where the petitioner resides
- Where the child-placing agency that placed the child is located
- Where a birth parent executed consent