Laws in Colorado

When can the placing parents sign the adoption consent or relinquishment?

In an expedited relinquishment case where the child is under the age of one, the placing parent, after receiving relinquishment counseling, may sign the petition for relinquishment any time after the child’s delivery but the petition and accompanying documents may not be filed with the Court until at least four days after the birth of the child.

Can placing parents who have consented to an adoption change their mind and revoke their consent?

Yes. Until a petition for relinquishment is granted by a Court, which typically occurs within seven business days after filing, it remains revocable. Once an order of relinquishment is signed by a judicial officer, it then becomes irrevocable unless the relinquishing parent can establish by clear and convincing evidence that such relinquishment was obtained by fraud or duress.