Does a consent to adoption end with the signing of a parent's consent?
Nova Scotia, Canada
The following excerpt is from K. v. D., 2004 NSSF 115 (CanLII):
It appears that it is settled law that parental rights and therefore obligations end with a signing of a consent to adoption, generally speaking (see the approval of Wagstaff in Walsh v. Walsh (1987), 80 N.S.R. (2d) 350 (F.C.).
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