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

Michael Hendrickson Law Office Michael E. Hendrickson

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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.

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

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