In most states birth mothers can withdraw their consent to an adoption though there are fairly strict time limits. For example, in the state of Alaska a birth mother cannot withdraw her consent after there has been a court decree authorizing the adoption. A birth mother can withdraw her consent up to 10 days after giving it.

• Who must consent to an adoption?
• What methods of adoptions are there?
• What is adoption?
• If you think you are the father of a child, but you are not married and the mother refuses to let you see the baby, is there anything you can do?
• If you are a pregnant and unmarried woman, and the father refuses to acknowledge paternity, what can you do?
• Can courts modify child support obligations?
• What happens if a person refuses to pay child support?
• How does a court determine the amount of child support?
• Can a court require a parent to pay child support?
• Can grandparents have visitation rights?
• What if one parent refuses another parent’s visitation rights?
• Can courts modify custody arrangements?
• Can a court require parents to attend counseling sessions before awarding custody?
• What is supervised visitation?
• In those states that examine the relocation of a parent under a best interests of the child analysis, what are the factors that courts consider?
• Can a parent with custody move out of state with a child without permission of the other parent?
• Can a parent have child custody if he or she has committed a crime?
• Arizona Law on Best Interests of the Child § 25-403
• How do courts determine custody for a child?
• What different types of child custody are there?