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Va. Code Ann. § 63.2-1245 Separate order book, file and index of adoption cases; to whom available; permanent retention
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Each circuit court clerk shall establish and maintain a separate and exclusive order book, file and index of adoption cases, none of which shall be exposed to public view but which shall be made available by such clerk to attorneys of record, social service officials, court offic…
Va. Code Ann. § 63.2-1246 Disposition of reports; disclosure of information as to identity of birth family
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Upon the entry of a final order of adoption, the clerk of the circuit court in which it was entered shall forthwith transmit to the Commissioner all orders and reports made in connection with the case, and the Commissioner shall preserve such orders and reports in a separate file…
Va. Code Ann. § 63.2-1246.1 Commissioner authority to store, preserve, and certify adoption files
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Upon receipt of all orders from the clerk of the circuit court and adoption files from the child-placing agency or local board, the Commissioner shall have the authority to direct the storage and preservation of such records. The Commissioner shall have custody of and retain all …
Disclosure to birth family; adoptive parents; medical, etc., information; exchange of information; open records in parental placement adoptions
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A. Where the adoption is finalized on or after July 1, 1994, and the adopted person is 21 years of age or over, the adopted person's birth parents and adult birth siblings may apply to the Commissioner for the disclosure of identifying information from the adoption file. The Comm…