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13 Del. C. § 1106B (2026)

Revocation of consent to termination and transfer of parental rights

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(a) A consent may be revoked if any of the following occur:

(1) Within 14 days of executing the consent, the parent who executed the consent delivers written notification of revocation to the agency or individual to which the parental rights are to be transferred.

(2) The parent complies with another instruction for revocation which was specifically stated in the consent under § 1106A(b)(2)c. of this title.

(3) The individual who executed the consent and the agency or individual that accepted the consent agree to its revocation.

(b) The Court shall set aside a consent if the individual who executed the consent establishes at least 1 of the following:

(1) By clear and convincing evidence, before a decree of adoption is issued, that the consent was obtained by fraud or duress.

(2) By a preponderance of the evidence that a condition permitting revocation has occurred, as expressly provided for in the consent under § 1106A(b)(2)c. of this title.

(c) If consent is revoked under this section, the Court must determine custody of the child as follows:

(1) If the individual who executed the consent had legal and physical custody of the child when the consent was executed, legal and physical custody of the child must be immediately returned to the individual, unless the Court finds that the child is a dependent child or neglected child as to the individual.

(2) If the individual who executed the consent did not have legal or physical custody of the child when the consent was executed, custody of the child must revert to the individual or organization that held custody when the consent was executed. If another ground for termination of parental rights exists under § 1103 of this title, the petitioner may proceed on that ground.

73 Del. Laws, c. 171, §  11;  83 Del. Laws, c. 226, § 8; 
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2022–2024 · leading case: Larson v. Dep't of Servs. for Child., Youth & their Families (Del. 2022).
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Larson v. Dep't of Servs. for Child., Youth & their Families (Del. 2022). “Although 5 13 Del. C. § 1106B(a)(1) (providing that a party may revoke his consent within 14 days by delivering written notification of revocation to the agency or individual to which his parental rights are to be transferred).”
Killen v. Dep't of Servs. for Child., Youth, & Their Families/Div. of Fam. Servs. (Del. 2024). “Father asserted that the judge was not impartial because she had ordered him to be incarcerated for failure to pay child support in proceedings relating to his other 3 13 Del. C. § 1106B(a)(1). 5 children many years earlier, when the judge had been a Family Court commissioner.”
— 13 Del. C. § 1106B(a)(1) — 2 cases
Larson v. Dep't of Servs. for Child., Youth & their Families (Del. 2022). “Although 5 13 Del. C. § 1106B(a)(1) (providing that a party may revoke his consent within 14 days by delivering written notification of revocation to the agency or individual to which his parental rights are to be transferred).”
Killen v. Dep't of Servs. for Child., Youth, & Their Families/Div. of Fam. Servs. (Del. 2024). “Father asserted that the judge was not impartial because she had ordered him to be incarcerated for failure to pay child support in proceedings relating to his other 3 13 Del. C. § 1106B(a)(1). 5 children many years earlier, when the judge had been a Family Court commissioner.”
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