§ 2-408. Revocation of consent
§ 2-408. Revocation of consent (a) In a direct placement of a minor for adoption by a parent or guardian, and before the adoption is finalized, a consent is revoked if: (1) within 21 days after the consent is executed, a parent who executed the consent notifies the court in writing that the parent revokes […]
§ 2-409. Revocation of relinquishment
§ 2-409. Revocation of relinquishment (a) A relinquishment under this title is revoked if: (1) within 21 days after a relinquishment is executed, a parent who executed the relinquishment gives written notice to the court in which the relinquishment was signed and the agency to which the minor has been relinquished that the parent revokes […]
§ 2-205. Filing and copies of preplacement evaluation
§ 2-205. Filing and copies of preplacement evaluation (a) If a preplacement evaluation contains a finding that a person is suited to be an adoptive parent, the evaluator shall give the person a signed copy of the evaluation. At the person’s request, the evaluator shall furnish a copy of the evaluation to a person authorized […]
§ 2-206. Review of evaluation
§ 2-206. Review of evaluation (a) Within 90 days after a person receives a preplacement evaluation with a finding that he or she is not suited to be an adoptive parent, the person may petition the Probate Division of the Superior Court for review of the evaluation. (b) If the court determines that the petitioner […]
§ 2-207. Action by Department
§ 2-207. Action by Department If, before a decree of adoption is issued, the Department learns from an evaluator or another person that a minor has been placed for adoption with a person who is the subject of a preplacement evaluation on file with the Department containing a finding of unsuitability, the Department shall immediately […]
§ 2-401. Persons whose consent to adoption is required
§ 2-401. Persons whose consent to adoption is required (a) Unless consent is not required or is dispensed with by section 2-402 of this title, in a direct placement of a minor for adoption by a parent or guardian authorized under this title to place the minor, a petition to adopt the minor may be […]
§ 2-402. Persons whose consent not required
§ 2-402. Persons whose consent not required (a) Consent to an adoption of a minor is not required of: (1) a person who has relinquished parental rights or guardianship powers, including the right to consent to adoption, to an agency pursuant to this part of this article; (2) a person whose parental relationship to the […]
§ 2-403. Persons who may relinquish minor
§ 2-403. Persons who may relinquish minor A parent or guardian whose consent to the adoption of a minor is required by section 2-401 of this title may relinquish to an agency all rights with respect to the minor, including legal and physical custody and the right to consent to the minor’s adoption. (Added 1995, […]
§ 2-404. Time and prerequisites for execution of consent or relinquishment
§ 2-404. Time and prerequisites for execution of consent or relinquishment (a) A parent whose consent to the adoption of a minor is required by section 2-401 of this title may not execute a consent or a relinquishment sooner than 36 hours after the minor is born. A parent who executes a consent or relinquishment […]
§ 2-405. Procedure for execution of consent or relinquishment
§ 2-405. Procedure for execution of consent or relinquishment (a) A consent or relinquishment executed by a parent or guardian under this title shall be signed in the presence of: (1) a judge of a court that has jurisdiction over adoption proceedings in this or in any other state; (2) a person appointed by a […]