When a child is adopted, both the parents and the child concerned must give their consent.

This applies to adoption

• by a new family, i.e. third-party adoption, or

• by a stepparent, i.e. stepchild adoption.

For children under the age of 14, the legal guardian consents. From the age of 14, you as the child concerned must consent to the adoption yourself. Your legal representative must also give their consent.

You can revoke this consent from the age of 14 as long as the court has not yet decided on the adoption.

This is also possible if your legal representative has consented to the adoption or if you only turned 14 after your legal representative's consent. You can revoke your consent on your own and do not need any permission or justification to do so.

You can have your revocation notarized at the youth welfare office or at a notary's office. The revocation must be made to the family court.