Connecticut Adoption Laws, Page 3

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Consent Laws

Who Must Consent to an Adoption

Statute: § 45a-724

• Any statutory parent
  
• A surviving parent when one parent has died
  
• An unwed mother, provided that the putative father has received notice or had rights terminated
  
• The child's guardian

Age When Consent of Adoptee is Considered or Required

Statute: § 45a-724

• A child 12 years of age or older must consent to the adoption.

When Parental Consent is not Needed

Statute: § 45a-717(f)-(g)

• Parent has:
  
  
  • Had rights terminated
    
  • Abandoned the child
    
  • Caused the child non-accidental injury
    
  • Failed to maintain a relationship with the child for at least 1 year
    
  • Killed another child of the parent or was convicted of sexual assault resulting in the conception of a child

When Consent Can Be Executed

Statute: § 45a-715(d)

• The mother cannot consent until at least 48 hours after the child's birth.

How Consent Must Be Executed

• A petition for voluntary relinquishment must be approved by the court.
  
• Relinquishment by a minor parent must be approved by a guardian ad litem.

Revocation of Consent

• A petition to set aside termination may be filed prior to final decree.
  
• The court will consider the child's best interests.
  

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