Legal Question in Family Law in Virginia

Abuse, what kind of abuse?

Unless the adult child has been under a legal disability, the time limit is 2 years from age 18, so the cause of action would usually be barred

If, however, the abuse was a particular kind of sexual abuse and, "if the fact of the injury and its causal connection to the sexual abuse is not then known [at the time the time limit runs out], when the fact of the injury and its causal connection to the sexual abuse is first communicated to the person by a licensed physician, psychologist, or clinical psychologist" becomes the starting point for the 2-year time limit.

This is a complicated issue of fact and law, so if this might be the case, you should contact an attorney for a discussion of how the law applies to your specific facts.

I wish you well as you deal with this.