When birth parents sign a consent, it becomes final after 10 working days. Within those 10 working days, birth parents can request that their child be returned. On the 11th day, the consent is irrevocable unless birth parents can show that the consent was signed because of fraud.
Birth parents sign written consent so a child can be adopted.
The court then gives guardianship to an adoption agency or an individual to place a child and later consent to a child's adoption. Adoption studies may be completed by a licensed adoption agency or a county social services department. Adoption agencies help place children in adoptive homes through agency or direct adoptions Agency placement occurs when a licensed adoption agency is a child's legal guardian or a child's birth parents have signed an agreement with an agency to place their child in an adoptive home. They can ask for the order without having a formal court hearing. They may obtain the order as early as 60 days before the intended date of placement.