A child may be placed for adoption by:\n1. A licensed child-placing agency;\n2. A local board;\n3. The child's parent or legal guardian if the placement is a parental placement; and\n4. Any agency outside the Commonwealth that is licensed or otherwise duly authorized to place children for adoption by virtue of the laws under which it operates.\n1978, c. 730, § 63.1-220.1; 1985, c. 285; 1989, c. 647; 2000, c. 830, § 63.1-219.8; 2002, c. 747; 2004, c. 815; 2006, cc. 825, 848.
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