                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

WHEN CONSENT IS REVOCABLE; FRAUD OR DURESS; MUTUAL CONSENT (§ 63.2-1204)

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: 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.