(a) A consent or relinquishment may be taken at any time, except that once signed or confirmed, may be withdrawn within five days after birth or within five days after signing of the consent or relinquishment, whichever comes last.
(b) Consent or relinquishment can be withdrawn if the court finds that the withdrawal is reasonable under the circumstances and consistent with the best interest of the child within 14 days after the birth of the child or within 14 days after signing of the consent or relinquishment, whichever comes last.
(c) All consents or relinquishments required by this act shall be filed with the court in which the petition for adoption is pending before the final decree of adoption is entered.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.
Chapter 10A - Alabama Adoption Code.
Section 26-10A-1 - Short Title.
Section 26-10A-2 - Definitions.
Section 26-10A-3 - Jurisdiction.
Section 26-10A-5 - Who May Adopt.
Section 26-10A-6 - Who May Be Adopted.
Section 26-10A-7 - Persons Whose Consents or Relinquishment Are Required.
Section 26-10A-8 - Consent or Relinquishment by a Minor Parent.
Section 26-10A-9 - Implied Consent or Relinquishment.
Section 26-10A-10 - Persons Whose Consents or Relinquishments Are Not Required.
Section 26-10A-11 - Consent or Relinquishment.
Section 26-10A-12 - Persons Who May Take Consent or Relinquishments; Forms.
Section 26-10A-13 - Time of Consent or Relinquishment; Filing With Court.
Section 26-10A-14 - Withdrawal of Consent or Relinquishment.
Section 26-10A-15 - Surrender of Custody of Minor Under Age of Majority.
Section 26-10A-17 - Notice of Petition.
Section 26-10A-18 - Custody Pending Final Decree.
Section 26-10A-19 - Investigation.
Section 26-10A-20 - Removal of Adoptee From County.
Section 26-10A-21 - Related Proceedings.
Section 26-10A-23 - Fees and Charges.
Section 26-10A-24 - Contested Hearing.
Section 26-10A-25 - Final Decree; Dispositional Hearing.
Section 26-10A-27 - Stepparent Adoptions.
Section 26-10A-28 - Adoption by Other Relatives.
Section 26-10A-29 - Name and Status of Adoptee.
Section 26-10A-30 - Grandparent Visitation.
Section 26-10A-31 - Confidentiality of Records, Hearing; Parties.
Section 26-10A-32 - Birth Certificates.
Section 26-10A-33 - Crime to Place Children for Adoption.
Section 26-10A-35 - Bringing Child Into State for Adoption Purposes.
Section 26-10A-37 - Rules of Procedure and Rules of Evidence.