Current through the 2023 Regular Session
Section 42-2-417 - Grounds for court to set aside relinquishment and consent(1) The court shall set aside a relinquishment and consent to adopt if the individual who executed the relinquishment and consent establishes:(a) by clear and convincing evidence, before a decree of adoption is issued, that the consent was obtained by fraud or duress; or(b) by a preponderance of the evidence, that a condition permitting revocation has occurred, as expressly provided for in 42-2-411.(2) A verbatim record of testimony must be made.En. Sec. 53, Ch. 480, L. 1997.