VIRGIN ISLANDS RULES OF FAMILY DIVISION PROCEDURE Rule 115. Order and Decree of Adoption; Effect of Adoption

• Jurisdiction: United States

Rule 115. Order and Decree of Adoption; Effect of Adoption

(a) Order and Decree. The court shall, upon petition and consent, promulgate an adoption order and decree that will set forth the facts and order that from the date it is entered the child is, for all legal intents and purposes, the child of the petitioner.

(b) Contents of the Order and Decree. The court must expressly make the following findings of fact and include them in the adoption order:

(1) that the child has resided with the petitioner for a length of time sufficient to indicate that the proposed adoption is in the best interest of the child;
(2) that and

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