Laws in Vermont

 

 

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

A parent may not execute a consent or a relinquishment sooner than 36 hours after the minor is born.

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

Yes. A parent who executes a consent or relinquishment may revoke the consent or relinquishment within 21 days after the consent or relinquishment is executed by filing a notice with the court in which it was executed.

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