{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-63.2-1402","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 63.2-1402","heading":"Definitions","body":"For the purposes of this chapter:\"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.","path":["Title 63.2. WELFARE (SOCIAL SERVICES)","Subtitle III. SOCIAL SERVICES PROGRAMS","Chapter 14. UNIFORM ACT ON ADOPTION AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/63.2-1402/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:18:09Z","sha256":"6210cd0e4c0898a6a5d90cfa8a9e1144883793577dd2040f433e1f98ae688d9e","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-63.2-1401","next":"us-va/va.-code-63.2-1403"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}