                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

WHEN BIRTH PARENTS RECOMMEND ADOPTIVE PARENTS (§ 63.2-1226)

When a licensed child-placing agency or a local board is requested to accept
custody of a child for the purpose of placing the child with adoptive parent(s)
recommended by the birth parent(s) or a person other than a licensed
child-placing agency or local board, either the parental placement adoption
provisions or the agency adoption provisions of this chapter shall apply to such
placement at the election of the birth parent(s). Such agency or local board
shall provide information to the birth parent(s) regarding the parental
placement adoption and agency adoption provisions and shall provide the birth
parent the opportunity to be represented by independent legal counsel as well as
counseling with a social worker, family-services specialist, or other qualified
equivalent worker. No person shall charge, pay, give, or agree to give or accept
any money, property, services, or other thing of value in connection with such
adoption except as provided in § 63.2-1218.

HISTORY: 1989, c. 647, § 63.1-220.2; 1990, c. 202; 1991, c. 364; 1995, cc. 772,
826; 1999, c. 1028; 2000, c. 830, § 63.1-219.33; 2002, c. 747; 2006, cc. 654,
825; 2007, cc. 606, 623; 2014, c. 285.