Virginia Code
Va. Code Ann. § 63.2-1204 (2026)
When consent is revocable; fraud or duress; mutual consent
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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.
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.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 2008–2008 · leading case: T.S.G. v. B.A.S., 665 S.E.2d 854 (Va. Ct. App. 2008).
T.S.G. v. B.A.S., 665 S.E.2d 854 (Va. Ct. App. 2008). “4 Code § 63.2-1204, the dispositive statute in this instance, then addresses the circumstances under which such parental consent is revocable.”
TSG v. Bas, 665 S.E.2d 854 (Va. Ct. App. 2008). “[4] Code § 63.2-1204, the dispositive statute in this instance, then addresses the circumstances under which such parental consent is revocable.”
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