Dear Aus Nthabi,
I gave my child up for adoption six weeks ago.
I am a young lady who is unemployed and I did not want the child.
But I have now changed my mind.
Can I have my child back? - Worried
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Aus Nthabi responds
Once you have given your consent to adoption and the child has been adopted, you are given a 60 days' grace period to change your mind.
As you have given away your child six weeks ago, you are still within the grace period to withdraw the consent and get your child back.
Nthabiseng Monareng
Nthabiseng Monareng holds LLB and LLM degrees from the University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. Nthabi has more than 10 years' experience in the legal field, specialising in family law. She's written books on family law and is a family mediator.
