Va. Code » Title 63.2. Welfare (Social Services) » Subtitle III. Social Services Programs » Chapter 12. Adoption » Article 4.1. Close Relative Adoption
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Va. Code Ann. § 63.2-1242.1 (2026)

Relative adoption

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A. For the purposes of this chapter, a "close relative placement" shall be an adoption by the child's grandparent, great-grandparent, adult nephew or niece, adult brother or sister, adult uncle or aunt, adult great uncle or great aunt, stepparent, adult stepbrother or stepsisters, or other adult relatives of the child by marriage or adoption.

B. In a close relative placement the court may accept the written and signed consent of the birth parent(s) that is signed under oath and acknowledged by an officer authorized by law to take such acknowledgments.

2006, cc. 825, 848; 2019, c. 377.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 2008–2025 · leading case: T.S.G. v. B.A.S., 665 S.E.2d 854 (Va. Ct. App. 2008).
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T.S.G. v. B.A.S., 665 S.E.2d 854 (Va. Ct. App. 2008). · cites it 8× “1 of Chapter 12 (Code §§ 63.2-1242.1, 63.2-1242.2, and 63.”
TSG v. Bas, 665 S.E.2d 854 (Va. Ct. App. 2008). · cites it 8× “1 of Chapter 12 (Code §§ 63.2-1242.1, 63.2-1242.2, and 63.”
Barbara Anne Keen v. Gary Ricky Barnett & Annette Barnett (Va. Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 8× “Before hearing evidence, the trial court heard mother’s argument that it lacked jurisdiction to grant a close relative adoption pursuant to Code §§ 63.2-1242.1 and -1242.3 because such adoptions require consent by both parents and mother did not consent to the adoption.”
Tracey Cook & Arthur Cook v. Gary Scott Jensen & Jennifer Debra Springer Jensen (Va. Ct. App. 2020). · cites it 5× “The Cooks also argued that the circuit court erred in granting an adoption pursuant to Code § 63.2-1242.1 in favor of Mr. Jensen because Mr.”
Joshua Johnson v. Sabrina Lowe (Va. Ct. App. 2025). · cites it 4× “Close relative adoptions are divided into two categories: those where the child has continuously resided with or in the home of the prospective adoptive parents for less than two years, governed by Code § 63.2-1242.2, and those in which the child has continuously resided with…”
James Vega v. Katryn Naomi Vega (Va. Ct. App. 2024). · cites it 3× “Code §§ 63.2-1242.1 to -1242.3 govern close relative adoptions, which include “an adoption by the child’s grandparent[s].”
Alison Helena Moroney v. Kelly Lynn Majerus (Va. Ct. App. 2024). “2-1242); close relative adoptions (Code §§ 63.2-1242.1 through 63.2-1242.3); and adult adoptions (Code §§ 63.”
In re Custody of Terry, 78 Va. Cir. 25 (Henrico Cir. Ct. 2008). “2-1242; (4) close relative adoptions, *27 §§ 63.2-1242.1 to 63.2-1242.3; and (5) adult adoptions, §§ 63.”
Va. Code Ann. § 63.2-1242.1(A): 5 cases
T.S.G. v. B.A.S., 665 S.E.2d 854 (Va. Ct. App. 2008). “1 of Chapter 12 (Code §§ 63.2-1242.1, 63.2-1242.2, and 63.”
TSG v. Bas, 665 S.E.2d 854 (Va. Ct. App. 2008). “1 of Chapter 12 (Code §§ 63.2-1242.1, 63.2-1242.2, and 63.”
Tracey Cook & Arthur Cook v. Gary Scott Jensen & Jennifer Debra Springer Jensen (Va. Ct. App. 2020). “The Cooks also argued that the circuit court erred in granting an adoption pursuant to Code § 63.2-1242.1 in favor of Mr. Jensen because Mr.”
James Vega v. Katryn Naomi Vega (Va. Ct. App. 2024). “Code §§ 63.2-1242.1 to -1242.3 govern close relative adoptions, which include “an adoption by the child’s grandparent[s].”
Joshua Johnson v. Sabrina Lowe (Va. Ct. App. 2025). “Close relative adoptions are divided into two categories: those where the child has continuously resided with or in the home of the prospective adoptive parents for less than two years, governed by Code § 63.2-1242.2, and those in which the child has continuously resided with…”
Va. Code Ann. § 63.2-1242.1(B): 3 cases
T.S.G. v. B.A.S., 665 S.E.2d 854 (Va. Ct. App. 2008). “1 of Chapter 12 (Code §§ 63.2-1242.1, 63.2-1242.2, and 63.”
TSG v. Bas, 665 S.E.2d 854 (Va. Ct. App. 2008). “1 of Chapter 12 (Code §§ 63.2-1242.1, 63.2-1242.2, and 63.”
Barbara Anne Keen v. Gary Ricky Barnett & Annette Barnett (Va. Ct. App. 2017). “Before hearing evidence, the trial court heard mother’s argument that it lacked jurisdiction to grant a close relative adoption pursuant to Code §§ 63.2-1242.1 and -1242.3 because such adoptions require consent by both parents and mother did not consent to the adoption.”
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