[MkMw]

Hi Judy -

I'm in Virginia - but SouthEast, we work with a great agency in Richmond - I'll PM you the website - they may not be able to help, but may be able to refer you. I'm not sure if you are who I think you are - I'm not here often enough, but don't you want an open adoption? Our agency ONLY does open adoptions so they may be a good resource.

As far as why people don't want to adopt in VA - my biggest gripe is that it is illegal for agencies to help pre-adoptive and pre-birth parents to "match" - we have to advertise. The alternative is usually a closed adoption where the agency takes custody of the baby at birth, then places the baby with the adoptive family.

We also have one of the longest revocation periods - last I checked anyway - 24 days after signing.