Bill Text: VA HB1133 | 2010 | Regular Session | Prefiled
Bill Title: Adoptions; prior to placement, agency must provide explanation of adoption process.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2010-04-21 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0855) [HB1133 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2010-HB1133-Prefiled.html
10102573D Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia: 1. That §§63.2-903 and 63.2-1224 of the Code of Virginia are amended and reenacted as follows: §63.2-903. Entrustment agreements; adoption. A. Whenever a local board accepts custody of a child pursuant
to an entrustment agreement entered into under the authority of §63.2-900, or
a licensed child-placing agency accepts custody of a child pursuant to an
entrustment agreement entered into under the authority of §63.2-1817, in the
city or county juvenile and domestic relations district court a petition for
approval of the entrustment agreement (i) shall be filed within a reasonable
period of time, not to exceed 89 days after the execution of an entrustment
agreement for less than 90 days, if the child is not returned to his home
within that period; and
(ii) shall be filed within a reasonable period of time, not to exceed 30 days
after the execution of an entrustment agreement for 90 days or longer or for an
unspecified period of time, if such entrustment agreement does not provide for
the termination of all parental rights and responsibilities with respect to the
child B. Whenever a local board accepts custody of a child pursuant to an entrustment agreement entered into under the authority of § 63.2-900, or a licensed child-placing agency accepts custody of a child pursuant to an entrustment agreement entered into under the authority of §63.2-1817, and the entrustment agreement provides for the termination of all parental rights and responsibilities with respect to the child, the local board or child-placing agency may file a petition for approval of the entrustment agreement in the city or county juvenile and domestic relations district court. A local board or child-placing agency accepting custody of a child pursuant to an entrustment agreement terminating parental rights and responsibilities with respect to the child which meets the requirements set forth in §§63.2-1221 and 63.2-1222 may place the child for adoption in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 12 (§63.2-1200 et seq.). C. For
purposes of §§63.2-900, 63.2-1817 and this section, a parent who is less than
18 years of age shall be deemed fully competent and shall have legal capacity
to execute a valid entrustment agreement, including an agreement that provides
for the termination of all parental rights and responsibilities, and shall be
as fully bound thereby as if such parent had attained the age of 18 years. An
entrustment agreement for the termination of all parental rights and
responsibilities shall be executed in writing and notarized.
§63.2-1224. Counseling of birth parents required. Prior to the placement of a child for adoption, the licensed
child-placing agency or local board having custody of the child shall |