CODE OF VIRGINIA

WHO MAY PLACE CHILDREN FOR ADOPTION (§ 63.2-1200)

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.

HISTORY: 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.