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revocation period
I hope I can help you. We are from Ohio. There are two different rules when it comes to revocation. If you are going privately, through an attorney, there is a 30 day period after the papers are signed, but, as this is not the route we are going, I am not really sure how it works. On the other hand, if you are going through an agency, as we are, there is no revocation period. Permanent surrenders are signed as early as 72 hours after the baby is born. Once the papers are signed, that's it. That is, of course, assuming that everyone is behaving as they should and there is no coersion involved.
It is unfortunate, the Ohio permanent surrender papers are really vague, and don't seem to convey the importance that they hold. Our agency has a separate paper that the birthparents sign that is more blunt and outright in its language. While it is hard to read, it more adequately conveys the gravity of the decision.
Maybe someone else here can help more with the private surrender aspects.
Carmen
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