Adoption
Adoption information
RUTH MCCALL-MILLER
(757) 664 - 6585
Email
Considering Adoption?
http://www.dss.virginia.gov/family/ap/children_for_adoption
Adoption
Adoption provides children who are unable to be raised by their biological parents the chance to become permanent legal members of another family while maintaining genetic and psychological connections to their birth family.
Building a family by adoption is fundamentally different than building a family biologically, with lifelong implications for the adopted individual, the adoptive parents, and the birth parents.
Before a child is adopted, Virginia law requires that the adoptive family have an approved home study performed by a licensed agency. The Norfolk Department of Human Services will assist you in this process.
Uniting Families
View the personal story of a couple who helped a critically ill child recover and reunite with his parents while adopting two children of their own.
Foster/Adoptive Parent Training Series
Addresses key issues and concerns of becoming a certified foster/adoptive parent under Virginia standards.
Key topics of discussion:
- Qualities of Successful Foster/Adoptive Parents
- Income requirements
- Living accommodations
Click here for the 2012 Foster/Adoptive Parent Training Schedule.
For Adoption Information Contact: Ruth McCall-Miller | (757) 664 - 6585 | Email
