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In the case of a child born in another country, an affidavit by a representative of the child-placing agency that a birth certificate number is not available may be substituted for verification by a registrar of vital statistics for that country. The report of investigation required by \u00a7 63.2-1208 and, when applicable, the report required by \u00a7 63.2-1212 shall be identified with the child’s name as it appears on the birth certificate, the birth registration number and the name by which the child is to be known after the final order of adoption is entered. The petition for adoption shall not state the birth name of the child or identify the birth parents unless it is specifically stated in the agency’s consent that the parties have exchanged identifying information.\n\t\tA single petition for adoption under the provisions of this section shall be sufficient for the concurrent adoption by the same petitioners of two or more children who have the same birth parent or parents, and nothing in this section shall be construed as having heretofore required a separate petition for each of such children.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":270526,"text":"A petition for the adoption of a child placed in the physical custody of the petitioners by a child-placing agency shall be filed in the name by which the child will be known after adoption, provided the name is followed by the registration number of the child’s original birth certificate and the state or country in which the registration occurred unless it is verified by the registrar of vital statistics of the state or country of birth that such information is not available. In the case of a child born in another country, an affidavit by a representative of the child-placing agency that a birth certificate number is not available may be substituted for verification by a registrar of vital statistics for that country. The report of investigation required by \u00a7 63.2-1208 and, when applicable, the report required by \u00a7 63.2-1212 shall be identified with the child’s name as it appears on the birth certificate, the birth registration number and the name by which the child is to be known after the final order of adoption is entered. The petition for adoption shall not state the birth name of the child or identify the birth parents unless it is specifically stated in the agency’s consent that the parties have exchanged identifying information.\n\t\tA single petition for adoption under the provisions of this section shall be sufficient for the concurrent adoption by the same petitioners of two or more children who have the same birth parent or parents, and nothing in this section shall be construed as having heretofore required a separate petition for each of such children.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":15572,"edition_id":1,"name":"Agency Adoptions","identifier":"2","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":14096,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:56:26","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:56:26","permalink":{"id":271487,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":15572,"identifier":"2","token":"63.2\/III\/12\/2","url":"\/63.2\/III\/12\/2\/","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":87110,"structure_id":15572,"section_number":"63.2-1221","catch_line":"Placement of children for adoption by agency or local board","url":"\/63.2-1221\/","token":"63.2\/III\/12\/2\/63.2-1221","metadata":false},{"id":80789,"structure_id":15572,"section_number":"63.2-1222","catch_line":"Execution of entrustment agreement by birth parent(s); exceptions; notice and objection to entrustment; copy required to be furnished; requirement for agencies outside the Commonwealth","url":"\/63.2-1222\/","token":"63.2\/III\/12\/2\/63.2-1222","metadata":false},{"id":66503,"structure_id":15572,"section_number":"63.2-1223","catch_line":"Revocation of entrustment agreement","url":"\/63.2-1223\/","token":"63.2\/III\/12\/2\/63.2-1223","metadata":false},{"id":66793,"structure_id":15572,"section_number":"63.2-1224","catch_line":"Explanation of process, legal effects of adoption required","url":"\/63.2-1224\/","token":"63.2\/III\/12\/2\/63.2-1224","metadata":false},{"id":74467,"structure_id":15572,"section_number":"63.2-1225","catch_line":"Determination of appropriate home","url":"\/63.2-1225\/","token":"63.2\/III\/12\/2\/63.2-1225","metadata":false},{"id":59404,"structure_id":15572,"section_number":"63.2-1226","catch_line":"When birth parents recommend adoptive parents","url":"\/63.2-1226\/","token":"63.2\/III\/12\/2\/63.2-1226","metadata":false},{"id":75367,"structure_id":15572,"section_number":"63.2-1227","catch_line":"Filing of petition for agency adoption","url":"\/63.2-1227\/","token":"63.2\/III\/12\/2\/63.2-1227","metadata":false},{"id":73962,"structure_id":15572,"section_number":"63.2-1228","catch_line":"Forwarding of petition","url":"\/63.2-1228\/","token":"63.2\/III\/12\/2\/63.2-1228","metadata":false},{"id":76967,"structure_id":15572,"section_number":"63.2-1228.1","catch_line":"Repealed","url":"\/63.2-1228.1\/","token":"63.2\/III\/12\/2\/63.2-1228.1","metadata":false},{"id":84546,"structure_id":15572,"section_number":"63.2-1229","catch_line":"Foster parent adoption","url":"\/63.2-1229\/","token":"63.2\/III\/12\/2\/63.2-1229","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":59404,"structure_id":15572,"section_number":"63.2-1226","catch_line":"When birth parents recommend adoptive parents","url":"\/63.2-1226\/","token":"63.2\/III\/12\/2\/63.2-1226","metadata":false},"next_section":{"id":73962,"structure_id":15572,"section_number":"63.2-1228","catch_line":"Forwarding of petition","url":"\/63.2-1228\/","token":"63.2\/III\/12\/2\/63.2-1228","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/63.2-1227\/","history_text":"

The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 17 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 1952, chapter 550; in 1954, chapter 489; in 1956, chapter 300; in 1964, chapter 459; in 1968, chapter 578; in 1970, chapter 672; in 1973, chapter 406; in 1975, chapter 461; in 1978, chapter 730; in 1983, chapter 614; in 1988, chapter 882; in 1989, chapter 647; in 1991, chapters 76 and 602; in 1995, chapters 772<\/a> and 826<\/a>; in 2000, chapter 830<\/a>; in 2002, chapter 747<\/a>; in 2006, chapters 825<\/a> and 848<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":58081,"section_number":"63.2-1208","catch_line":"Investigations; report to circuit court","order_by":null,"url":"\/63.2-1208\/"},{"id":67535,"section_number":"63.2-1212","catch_line":"Visitations during probationary period and report","order_by":null,"url":"\/63.2-1212\/"}],"permalink":{"id":271513,"object_type":"law","relational_id":75367,"identifier":"63.2-1227","token":"63.2\/III\/12\/2\/63.2-1227","url":"\/63.2-1227\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/63.2-1227\/","token":"63.2\/III\/12\/2\/63.2-1227","dublin_core":{"Title":"Filing of petition for agency adoption","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 63.2-1227","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A petition<\/span> for the adoption of a child<\/span> placed in the physical custody<\/span> of the petitioners by a child<\/span>-placing agency<\/span> shall be filed in the name by which the child<\/span> will be known after adoption, provided the name is followed by the registration number of the child<\/span>’s original birth certificate and the state or country in which the registration occurred unless it is verified by the registrar of vital statistics of the state or country of birth that such information is not available. In the case of a child<\/span> born in another country, an affidavit<\/span> by a representative of the child<\/span>-placing agency<\/span> that a birth certificate number is not available may be substituted for verification by a registrar of vital statistics for that country. The report of investigation required by \u00a7 63.2-1208<\/a> and, when applicable, the report required by \u00a7 63.2-1212<\/a> shall be identified with the child<\/span>’s name as it appears on the birth certificate, the birth registration number and the name by which the child<\/span> is to be known after the final order<\/span> of adoption is entered. The petition<\/span> for adoption shall not state the birth name of the child<\/span> or identify the birth parents<\/span> unless it is specifically stated in the agency’s consent that the parties have exchanged identifying information.\n\t\tA single petition<\/span> for adoption under the provisions of this section shall be sufficient for the concurrent adoption by the same petitioners of two or more children who have the same birth parent<\/span> or parents, and nothing in this section shall be construed as having heretofore required a separate petition<\/span> for each of such children.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nFILING OF PETITION FOR AGENCY ADOPTION (\u00a7 63.2-1227)\n\nA petition for the adoption of a child placed in the physical custody of the\npetitioners by a child-placing agency shall be filed in the name by which the\nchild will be known after adoption, provided the name is followed by the\nregistration number of the child’s original birth certificate and the\nstate or country in which the registration occurred unless it is verified by the\nregistrar of vital statistics of the state or country of birth that such\ninformation is not available. In the case of a child born in another country, an\naffidavit by a representative of the child-placing agency that a birth\ncertificate number is not available may be substituted for verification by a\nregistrar of vital statistics for that country. The report of investigation\nrequired by \u00a7 63.2-1208 and, when applicable, the report required by \u00a7\n63.2-1212 shall be identified with the child’s name as it appears on the\nbirth certificate, the birth registration number and the name by which the child\nis to be known after the final order of adoption is entered. The petition for\nadoption shall not state the birth name of the child or identify the birth\nparents unless it is specifically stated in the agency’s consent that the\nparties have exchanged identifying information.\n\t\tA single petition for adoption under the provisions of this section shall be\nsufficient for the concurrent adoption by the same petitioners of two or more\nchildren who have the same birth parent or parents, and nothing in this section\nshall be construed as having heretofore required a separate petition for each of\nsuch children.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 63-348; 1952, c. 550; 1954, c. 489; 1956, c. 300; 1964,\nc. 459; 1968, c. 578, \u00a7 63.1-221; 1970, c. 672; 1973, c. 406; 1975, c. 461;\n1978, c. 730; 1983, c. 614; 1988, c. 882; 1989, c. 647; 1991, cc. 76, 602; 1995,\ncc. 772, 826; 2000, c. 830, \u00a7 63.1-219.34; 2002, c. 747; 2006, cc. 825, 848.","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}}