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When Can Consent to Adopt be Executed?

By Carrie Craft, About.com

Question: When Can Consent to Adopt be Executed?

Adoption consent refers to the birth parent or agency that is acting in place of a birth parent, to release or relinquish a child for adoption.

Answer: Some States allow allow birth parents to give consent at any time after the birth of their child. Other States require a waiting period before consent can be given.

  • longest waiting periods are 10 to 15 days
  • shortest are 12 to 24 hours
  • only 2 States, Hawaii and Alabama, allow the birth mother the right to consent before the birth of her child

SOURCE: Child Welfare Information Gateway

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