Adoption - Glen Allen, Virginia Department of Social Services

5600 Cox Road, Glen Allen, VA 23060

Eligibility

Must be at least 18 years of age or older to be approved as an adoptive parent. Adoptive parents can be single, married, divorced or widowed but what is most important is that they have the time and energy to give a child a lifetime commitment. The Commonwealth of Virginia does not prevent a person from becoming an adoptive parent based solely on their culture, religion, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, or marital/civil union or domestic partnership status.

(800) 362-3678

Voice

(804) 726-7015

Fax

https://www.dss.virginia.gov/family/ap/index.cgi

Languages

English

Application process

Call or submit an inquiry to www.adoptuskids. org/states/va/browse.aspx.

Service area

Description

Places children who have been permanently and legally separated from their birth parents with a new family. It is a social and legal process which gives new parent(s) the same rights and obligations as biological parents. Adoption procedures are governed by Chapter 12 of the Code of Virginia. There are only two types of adoptive placements that are allowed by Virginia law. These are agency placements and non-agency placements. Children available for adoption have online profiles at www.adoptuskids.org/states/va/browse.aspx and https://www.dss.virginia.gov/family/ap/children_for_adoption.cgi. More information is available by calling 1-800-DO-ADOPT (1-800-362-3678).

What's Here

Adoption Services

Providing organization

Virginia Department of Social Services

Provides assistance to citizens of Virginia to help them live their best lives. One child, one senior citizen, one person at a time, VDSS programs and services help people triumph over poverty, abuse and neglect, achieve self-sufficiency and shape strong futures for themselves, their families and their communities.