Posted: Mar 22, 2010 2:13 am
Elena wrote:That's why US birth mothers, for example, having selected during their pregnancy the adoptive parents they want for their child, cannot sign the parental right termination until 72 hs of the birth of the child. The birth mother must meet him/her child. Once she signs, it's final. Birth fathers can sign or fail to appear after public notices have been posted; their rights end either way.
I was thinking more of the case of adopting out of foster care, which I believe represents a much bigger proportion of the pool of adoptable children in the U.S. In those cases, the child may have originally been taken away from the mother against her will, even if she later changes her mind, and you may have the child with you for quite a while before the adoption become final.