An adult can adopt an unmarried child under the age of eighteen. The adult must be at least ten years older than the child unless the adopting parent is a stepparent or married relative of the child. An adult can adopt an unmarried child under the age of eighteen. The adult must be at least ten years older than the child unless the adopting parent is a stepparent or married relative of the child. A minor has the right to give up his or her baby for adoption and does not need permission to do so.
Minor parents have the same rights and responsibilities as adult parents.
The adoption also cannot be undone because the biological parents were minors when they made the decision to give the baby up for adoption. It depends on the legal status of the father. However, if he vetoes the adoption he must be willing to assume full physical custody of the child himself. If the father leaves the baby with the mother, and makes no attempt to support or communicate with them for at least one year the court may decide that he has abandoned them. If so, he has no right to try to stop the adoption.