There is a procedure to "set aside" an adoption, but a person seeking to set it aside (meaning undo it) must motion (ask) the court within 6 months of the date the adoption was entered. When requesting to set the adoption aside, there must be a good reason as to why you are requesting the adoption be set aside. Reasons can include newly discovered evidence that could not have been discovered at the time the adoption was finalized. Other reasons are for fraud, surprise, a mistake, or excusable neglect. Usually it is difficult to set aside a judgment, but it has been done in the past.
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Answered on Mar 16th, 2012 at 3:18 PM