Section 127.057 – Consent to adoption: Copy to be furnished to agency which provides child welfare services within 48 hours; recommendations; confidentiality of information; unlawful acts

1. Any person to whom a consent to adoption executed in this State or executed outside this State for use in this State is delivered shall, within 48 hours after receipt of the executed consent to adoption, furnish a true copy of the consent, together with a report of...

Section 127.053 – Consent to adoption: Requisites

No consent to a specific adoption executed in this State, or executed outside this State for use in this State, is valid unless it:1. Identifies the child to be adopted by name, if any, sex and date of birth.2. Is in writing and signed by the person consenting to the...