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However, a final order of adoption shall not be entered until information has been furnished by the petitioner in compliance with \u00a7 32.1-262 unless the circuit court, for good cause shown, finds the information to be unavailable or unnecessary. No circuit court shall deny a petitioner a final order of adoption for the sole reason that the child was placed in the physical custody of the petitioner by a person not authorized to make such placements pursuant to \u00a7 63.2-1200. An attested copy of every final order of adoption shall be forwarded, by the clerk of the circuit court in which it was entered, to the Commissioner and to the child-placing agency that placed the child or to the local director, in cases where the child was not placed by an agency.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":245173,"text":"After consideration of the report made pursuant to \u00a7 63.2-1212 or as permitted pursuant to \u00a7 63.2-1210, if the circuit court is satisfied that the best interests of the child will be served thereby, the circuit court shall enter the final order of adoption. However, a final order of adoption shall not be entered until information has been furnished by the petitioner in compliance with \u00a7 32.1-262 unless the circuit court, for good cause shown, finds the information to be unavailable or unnecessary. No circuit court shall deny a petitioner a final order of adoption for the sole reason that the child was placed in the physical custody of the petitioner by a person not authorized to make such placements pursuant to \u00a7 63.2-1200. An attested copy of every final order of adoption shall be forwarded, by the clerk of the circuit court in which it was entered, to the Commissioner and to the child-placing agency that placed the child or to the local director, in cases where the child was not placed by an agency.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":14142,"edition_id":1,"name":"General Provisions","identifier":"1","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":14096,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:47:01","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:47:01","permalink":{"id":271367,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14142,"identifier":"1","token":"63.2\/III\/12\/1","url":"\/63.2\/III\/12\/1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":14096,"edition_id":1,"name":"Adoption","identifier":"12","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13897,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:46:52","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:46:52","permalink":{"id":271365,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14096,"identifier":"12","token":"63.2\/III\/12","url":"\/63.2\/III\/12\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13897,"edition_id":1,"name":"Social Services Programs","identifier":"III","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12789,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:46:14","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:46:14","permalink":{"id":271331,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13897,"identifier":"III","token":"63.2\/III","url":"\/63.2\/III\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12789,"edition_id":1,"name":"Welfare (Social Services)","identifier":"63.2","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:53","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:53","permalink":{"id":270661,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12789,"identifier":"63.2","token":"63.2","url":"\/63.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":67454,"structure_id":14142,"section_number":"63.2-1200","catch_line":"Who may place children for adoption","url":"\/63.2-1200\/","token":"63.2\/III\/12\/1\/63.2-1200","metadata":false},{"id":79180,"structure_id":14142,"section_number":"63.2-1200.1","catch_line":"Recognition of foreign adoption; 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 10 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1962, chapter 603; in 1964, chapter 429; in 1968, chapter 578; in 1975, chapter 364; in 1981, chapter 318; in 1988, chapter 431; in 2000, chapter 830<\/a>; in 2002, chapter 747<\/a>; in 2006, chapters 825<\/a> and 848<\/a>; in 2007, chapters 606<\/a> and 623<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":70662,"section_number":"63.2-1201","catch_line":"Filing of petition for adoption; venue; jurisdiction; and proceedings","order_by":null,"url":"\/63.2-1201\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":66275,"section_number":"32.1-262","catch_line":"Records of adoptions","order_by":null,"url":"\/32.1-262\/"},{"id":67454,"section_number":"63.2-1200","catch_line":"Who may place children for adoption","order_by":null,"url":"\/63.2-1200\/"},{"id":62868,"section_number":"63.2-1210","catch_line":"Probationary period, interlocutory order and order of reference not required under certain circumstances","order_by":null,"url":"\/63.2-1210\/"},{"id":67535,"section_number":"63.2-1212","catch_line":"Visitations during probationary period and report","order_by":null,"url":"\/63.2-1212\/"}],"permalink":{"id":271433,"object_type":"law","relational_id":67676,"identifier":"63.2-1213","token":"63.2\/III\/12\/1\/63.2-1213","url":"\/63.2-1213\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/63.2-1213\/","token":"63.2\/III\/12\/1\/63.2-1213","dublin_core":{"Title":"Final order of adoption","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 63.2-1213","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

After consideration of the report made pursuant to \u00a7 63.2-1212<\/a> or as permitted pursuant to \u00a7 63.2-1210<\/a>, if the circuit<\/span> court<\/span> is satisfied that the best interests of the child<\/span> will be served thereby, the circuit<\/span> court<\/span> shall enter the final order<\/span> of adoption. However, a final order<\/span> of adoption shall not be entered until information has been furnished by the petitioner in compliance with \u00a7 32.1-262<\/a> unless the circuit<\/span> court<\/span>, for good cause shown, finds the information to be unavailable or unnecessary. No circuit<\/span> court<\/span> shall deny a petitioner a final order<\/span> of adoption for the sole reason that the child<\/span> was placed in the physical custody<\/span> of the petitioner by a person not authorized to make such placements pursuant to \u00a7 63.2-1200<\/a>. An attested copy of every final order<\/span> of adoption shall be forwarded, by the clerk of the circuit<\/span> court<\/span> in which it was entered, to the Commissioner<\/span> and to the child<\/span>-placing agency<\/span> that placed the child<\/span> or to the local director<\/span>, in cases where the child<\/span> was not placed by an agency.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nFINAL ORDER OF ADOPTION (\u00a7 63.2-1213)\n\nAfter consideration of the report made pursuant to \u00a7 63.2-1212 or as permitted\npursuant to \u00a7 63.2-1210, if the circuit court is satisfied that the best\ninterests of the child will be served thereby, the circuit court shall enter the\nfinal order of adoption. However, a final order of adoption shall not be entered\nuntil information has been furnished by the petitioner in compliance with \u00a7\n32.1-262 unless the circuit court, for good cause shown, finds the information\nto be unavailable or unnecessary. No circuit court shall deny a petitioner a\nfinal order of adoption for the sole reason that the child was placed in the\nphysical custody of the petitioner by a person not authorized to make such\nplacements pursuant to \u00a7 63.2-1200. An attested copy of every final order of\nadoption shall be forwarded, by the clerk of the circuit court in which it was\nentered, to the Commissioner and to the child-placing agency that placed the\nchild or to the local director, in cases where the child was not placed by an\nagency.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 63-356; 1962, c. 603; 1964, c. 429; 1968, c. 578, \u00a7\n63.1-230; 1975, c. 364; 1981, c. 318; 1988, c. 431; 2000, c. 830, \u00a7\n63.1-219.20; 2002, c. 747; 2006, cc. 825, 848; 2007, cc. 606, 623.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}