Virginia Code 63.2-1402: Definitions
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Terms Used In Virginia Code 63.2-1402
- State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes any of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the United States Virgin Islands. See Virginia Code 1-245
- United States: includes the 50 states, the District of Columbia the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands and the United States Virgin Islands. See Virginia Code 1-255
“Adoption assistance state” means the state that is signatory to an adoption assistance agreement in a particular case.
“Residence state” means the state of which the child is a resident by virtue of the residence of the adoptive parents.
“State” means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, or a territory or possession of or administered by the United States.
1988, c. 154, § 63.1-238.8; 2002, c. 747.