Northern Virginia Adoption Lawyer
An adoption agency can assist birth mothers in finding an adoptive family and adoptive families find a child. With more than 30 years of experience, ILF is recognized as one of the most qualified adoption attorneys in Virginia. Since 1993, The Irving Law Firm has been a fellow of the American Academy of Adoption Attorneys, a national association of approximately 300 experienced adoption attorneys. He has handled hundreds of agency adoptions over the years.
The Irving Law Firm provides adoption legal services to parents throughout Virginia wishing to adopt and to birth mothers who are considering adoption. If you have questions about adoption in Virginia, call The Irving Law Firm. Our office is conveniently located in Manassas.
What Is An Agency Adoption?
Unlike parental placement adoptions, in an agency adoption, it is the agency that selects the family, not the birth mother. The birth mother entrusts the child to the agency and then the agency selects the family from those on its list.
It is now more common, however, for agencies to give birth mothers’ greater involvement in the process of selecting a family. In an agency adoption, an attorney is needed to finalize the adoption after the child has been in the adoptive home for at least six months. The agency prepares a report to the court, which is similar to the home study report prepared in parental placement adoptions.
Contact A Prince William County Open Adoption Lawyer
For more information about any type of adoption case, call (703) 844-4118. Appointments may be held in-person or over the phone.