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Any adult person who is a resident of West Virginia may petition the circuit court or any other court of record having jurisdiction of adoption proceedings for permission to adopt one who has reached the age of eighteen years or over, and, if desired, to change the name of such person.

The first level of appeal is reconsideration. A reconsideration is a complete review of your claim by someone who didn't take part in the first decision. That person will look at all the evidence used to make the original decision, plus any new evidence.

After a trial, there are several types of motions that can be filed to address possible trial errors. The most common type of post-trial motion is a Motion for Reconsideration in which you are asking the judge to reconsider his/her ruling and change one specific part of the court order or the court's overall ruling.

To correct a mistake on an adult's birth certificate, please fill out affidavit to correct birth. To correct a mistake on a child's birth certificate, please fill out affidavit of minor. To correct a mistake on a death certificate, please fill out affidavit to correct death.

Specifically, Rule 59(e) recognizes only three possible grounds for any motion for reconsideration: (1) an intervening change in the law; (2) the availability of new evidence not previously available; and (3) the need to correct a clear error of law or prevent manifest injustice.

A motion for reconsideration asks the judge to decide differently based on the law or new evidence. An appeal moves the case to a higher court and asks that court to review the lower court's decision due to a judge's error.

West Virginia doesn't have a minimum age for adoption. Any adult may adopt any child whose parents have terminated their parental rights. Single people may adopt. Married couples can adopt if both spouses sign the adoption petition.

Start by filing a written “Petition for Modification.” This usually should be filed in the court where your last custody plan was approved and ordered. The Petition for Modification is available on the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals website, along with Instructions and a Motion for Temporary Relief.

The petitioner (the parent or guardian) needs to sign the petition in front of a notary public (usually the Circuit Clerk). Then you'll need to publish the notice of a name change in a newspaper (see below for information) and have a hearing in front of a judge.