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.
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