22VAC40-131-570: Parent-recommended homes for adoptive placements

When the licensee accepts custody of a child for the purpose of placing the child with adoptive parents recommended by the birth parents or a person other than a licensed child-placing agency or local board, the licensee shall:

1. Provide to the birth parents information about the provisions of parental placement adoption and child-placing agency adoption placements;

2. Allow the informed birth parents to elect which placement provision described in subdivision 1 of this section they desire to apply to their case;

3. Provide the birth parents the opportunity to be represented by independent legal counsel; and

4. Provide the birth parents the opportunity for counseling with a social worker.