Current Version
| Region | Virginia |
| Issue | Same-sex adoption |
| Status | Legal |
| Start Date | 2015 |
| End Date | now |
| Description | Same-sex couples can legally adopt kids with same rights as opposite-sex couples |
| Sources | http://www.lgbtmap.org/equality_maps/profile_state/VA |
Revision History (8)
edited by tsusamu
| Old Value | New Value (Current) | |
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| Start Date | Apr 9, 2012 | 2015 |
| End Date | Sep 18, 2018 | (NONE) |
| Description | under federal law since 2015. currently laws are being updated in Virginia. | Same-sex couples can legally adopt kids with same rights as opposite-sex couples |
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edited by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
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| Description | under federal law since 2015. | under federal law since 2015. currently laws are being updated in Virginia. |
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edited by Ausyk
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| Value | (REMOVED) | Legal |
| Special Status | Ambiguous | (REMOVED) |
| Description | Only because of religious freedom adoption laws. | under federal law since 2015. |
edited by Ausyk
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| Value | Single only | (REMOVED) |
| Special Status | (REMOVED) | Ambiguous |
| Description | Under state law only. Changes pending. | Only because of religious freedom adoption laws. |
edited by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
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| Description | Under state law only. Requires changes to lots of laws. | Under state law only. Changes pending. |
edited by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
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| Description | Under state law only. | Under state law only. Requires changes to lots of laws. |
edited by Ausyk
| Old Value (Original) | New Value | |
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| End Date | Jul 18, 2018 | Sep 18, 2018 |
| Description | Under state law. Changes pending. | Under state law only. |
created by Ausyk
| Original entry | |
|---|---|
| Status | Single only |
| Start Date | Apr 9, 2012 |
| End Date | Jul 18, 2018 |
| Description | Under state law. Changes pending. |
| Sources | http://www.lgbtmap.org/equality_maps/profile_state/VA |