Legal Question in Family Law in Virginia

giving up rights

me and my exhusband have a 5 year old toghether and I recentally got married my new husband wants to adopt my son my ex husband agreed to the adoption. I asked him to give up his parental rights to make the adoption go easier. he sent me a noterized hand written letter stating he is giving up his parental rights. will that hold up in court or do I still need him to sign over his rights?


Asked on 12/09/06, 12:27 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Michael Hendrickson Law Office Michael E. Hendrickson

Re: giving up rights

No, that will not do(your former husband's handwritten statement purporting to surrender his parental rights). A petition must be filed in the

J&DRDC(Juvenile & Domestic Relations District Court) requesting that such parental rights be terminated and in the Commonwealth it is usually

done as an action which precedes the adoption petition itself.

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Answered on 12/09/06, 12:40 pm


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