Bill Text: VA HB1957 | 2021 | Regular Session | Prefiled
Bill Title: Adult adoption; investigation and report.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 4-1)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2021-02-05 - Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Rehabilitation and Social Services (14-Y 0-N) [HB1957 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2021-HB1957-Prefiled.html
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HOUSE BILL NO. 1957
Offered January 13, 2021
Prefiled January 11, 2021
A BILL to amend and reenact §63.2-1244 of the Code of
Virginia, relating to adult adoption; investigation and report.
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Patron-- Avoli
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Committee Referral Pending
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §63.2-1244 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§63.2-1244. Investigation and report at discretion of circuit court; exception.
For adoptions under this article, an investigation and report
shall not be made unless the circuit court in its discretion so requires. However, if a petition is filed for the adoption
of any person eighteen years of age or older under clause (iv) of §63.2-1243,
the circuit court shall require an investigation and report to be made.
If an investigation is required, the circuit court shall forward a copy of the
petition and all exhibits to the local director and the provisions of §
63.2-1208 shall apply.
