Virginia Decodedhttps://vacode.org6745463.2-1200Who may place children for adoption202518.2-356.120-15820-16022.1-363.2-120863.2-121363.2-1242.2Welfare (Social Services)Social Services ProgramsAdoptionGeneral Provisions

A child may be placed for adoption by:

1. A licensed child-placing agency;

2. A local board;

3. The child’s parent or legal guardian if the placement is a parental placement; and

4. Any agency outside the Commonwealth that is licensed or otherwise duly authorized to place children for adoption by virtue of the laws under which it operates.

1978, c. 730, § 63.1-220.1; 1985, c. 285; 1989, c. 647; 2000, c. 830, § 63.1-219.8; 2002, c. 747; 2004, c. 815; 2006, cc. 825, 848.