F.E. v. G.F.M.’s Empirical Analysis

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1 state decisions

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1. “and by order entered October 24, 1995, it decreed J.B. the adopted child of grandmother. Other than father's execution of the consent to adoption form, which he could not read, father received no notice of the adoption. He was not served with a copy of the petition or the final order. The order was entered against his wishes. Following C.B.'s death and J.B.'s release from the hospital, J.B. resided primarily with grandmother, but both before and after entry of the adoption order, father”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 35 Va. App. 648 - Fe v. Gfm

2. “After the expiration of six months from the date of entry of any final order of adoption from which no appeal has been taken to the Court of Appeals, the validity thereof shall not be subject to attack in any proceedings, collateral or direct, for any reason, including but not limited to fraud, duress, failure to give any required notice, failure of any procedural requirement, or lack of jurisdiction over any person, and such order shall be final for all purposes.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 35 Va. App. 648 - Fe v. Gfm

3. “Father signed the consent in grandmother's lawyer's office, in the presence of a notary but without counsel or an interpreter. Father was not aware of the content of the form he signed and relied on grandmother's representations that his execution of the form”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 35 Va. App. 648 - Fe v. Gfm