Can A Teenager Choose To Be Adopted? The Uniform Adoption Act, which applies to all states, requires the informed consent of anyone under eighteen years of age to be adopted if the child is more than 12 years old. However, the court does have the power to waive the consent requirement if it finds the
Can A 13 Year Old Choose To Be Adopted? Can a 13 year old choose to be adopted? Yes, a thirteen year old can be placed for adoption. But only parents can put a child up for adoption; children cannot place themselves on an adoption list. (Almost all kids “hate” their parents at some point
Can You Give Your Child Away? Can you give your child away? Typically, a parent may voluntarily surrender his or her parental rights in one of two ways. A parent may make a general surrender, which allows the DCP&P to find an adoptive home for the child or an identified surrender, wherein a specific person