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Adoptive Parents:
- Adoption Planning-a tailor-made plan for you
- Review of Adoption Agency Contracts
- Legal Finalization of adoptive placements
- Foster Care Finalization
- Direct Parental Placement (Open Adoption)
- Step-Parent and Relative Adoptions
- Name Changes
- Interstate Compact Filings
- Re-adoption for international placements
- Virginia Birth Certificates
- Orphan Visas
- I-600-A and I-600 Filings
- I-800-A and I-800 Filings
- Citizenship Applications
- Adoption in Virginia
Birth Mothers:
- Unbiased advice about your options
- Guidance in locating prospective adoptive parents
- Referrals for counseling and Virginia adoption agencies
- Advice on notification and consent requirements for birth fathers
- Legal assistance in open adoptions
- Virginia adoptions
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How long does it take to adopt?
According to a 2003 reader survey by Adoptive Families magazine, 70% of families who adopted in the U.S. received a referral less than one year after they completed their paperwork.
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