Code of Virginia - Title 63.2 Welfare (Social Services) - Section 63.2-1224 Counseling of birth parents required

§ 63.2-1224. Counseling of birth parents required

Prior to the placement of a child for adoption, the licensed child-placing agency or local board having custody of the child shall counsel the birth mother or, if reasonably available, both birth parents, concerning the disposition of their child.

(1989, c. 647, § 63.1-220.2; 1990, c. 202; 1991, c. 364; 1995, cc. 772, 826; 1999, c. 1028; 2000, c. 830, § 63.1-219.31; 2002, c. 747.)

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