§ 63.2-1204 When consent is revocable; fraud or duress; mutual consent
Parental consent to an adoption or an entrustment agreement not yet finalized by the court, shall be revocable prior to the final order of adoption (i) upon proof of fraud or duress or (ii) after placement of the child in an adoptive home, upon written, mutual consent of the birth parents and prospective adoptive parents or the child-placing agency.
History
The record of this law’s original creation isn’t available online. It has been modified 17 times. Those modifications are cataloged by “The Acts of Assembly,” a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly’s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1954, chapter 489; in 1956, chapter 300; in 1960, chapter 331; in 1962, chapter 603; in 1968, chapter 578; in 1972, chapters 73, 475, and 823; in 1974, chapter 620; in 1978, chapters 730, 735, and 744; in 1985, chapter 18; in 1986, chapter 387; in 1989, chapter 647; in 1993, chapter 553; in 1995, chapters 772 and 826; in 1999, chapter 1028; in 2000, chapter 830; in 2002, chapter 747; in 2009, chapter 805.
Code 1950, § 63-351; 1954, c. 489; 1956, c. 300; 1960, c. 331; 1962, c. 603; 1968, c. 578, § 63.1-225; 1972, cc. 73, 475, 823; 1974, c. 620; 1978, cc. 730, 735, 744; 1985, c. 18; 1986, c. 387; 1989, c. 647; 1993, c. 553; 1995, cc. 772, 826; 1999, c. 1028; 2000, c. 830, § 63.1-219.12; 2002, c. 747; 2009, c. 805.