Social Services Administration Adoption Links Notification of Petition for Guardianship and Mutual Consent Adoption All About Adoption -- Is there room in your heart and home for a special child? Let us help you find that child. Adoption Search, Contact, and Reunion -- Adult adoptees and birth parents; let us help you reconnect your blood ties through our Adoption Search, Contact and Reunion Services. Mutual Consent Voluntary Adoption Registry Private Adoption Agencies -- If you are interested in adopting a child through a Maryland private adoption agency, the agency must be licensed in Maryland. Only licensed Maryland agencies or local departments of social services may complete home studies for Maryland residents.