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Home » US Law » 2022 West Virginia Code » Chapter 48. Domestic Relations » Article 22. Adoption » §48-22-302. Timing and Execution of Consent or Relinquishment

(a) No consent or relinquishment may be executed before the expiration of seventy-two hours after the birth of the child to be adopted.

(b) A consent or relinquishment executed by a parent or guardian as required by the provisions of section 22-301 must be signed and acknowledged in the presence of one of the following:

(1) A judge of a court of record;