2006 Code of Virginia § 63.2-1204 - When consent is revocable; fraud or duress; mutual consent

63.2-1204. When consent is revocable; fraud or duress; mutual consent.

Parental consent to an adoption shall be revocable prior to the final orderof adoption (i) upon proof of fraud or duress or (ii) after placement of thechild in an adoptive home, upon written, mutual consent of the birth parentsand prospective adoptive parents.

(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.)