Mast v. A.A.

PRESENT: Powell, Kelsey, McCullough, Chafin, Russell, and Mann, JJ., and Millette, S.J. JOSHUA MAST AND STEPHANIE MAST Record No. 240707 OPINION BY v. Court of Appeals Nos. 1855-22-2, JUSTICE D. ARTHUR KELSEY 0876-23-2, 0940-23-2, and 0953-23-2 FEBRUARY 12, 2026 A.A. AND F.A. FROM THE COURT OF APPEALS OF VIRGINIA In 2020, a Virginia circuit court issued a final order approving the adoption by Joshua and Stephanie Mast of a severely wounded orphan discovered by the U.S. military on a battlefield in Afghanistan in 2019. Two years later, A.A. and F.A. filed a petition to vacate the final…