Statutes | Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Law Title 5, Chapter 5 ยง 4 | 2020
a. If a petition indicates that either or both parents consent to the termination of their parental right, or if any time following the filing of a petition and before the entry of a final decree, a parent consents to the termination of his parental rights, each consenting parent shall acknowledge such consent in writing on a form promulgated by the chief judge, before the court, evidencing to the satisfaction of the court that the parent has voluntarily and knowingly consented to the termination of his parental rights, and that the terms and consequences of such consent are understood by the parent. The court shall also certify that either the parent or guardian fully understands the explanation in English or that it was interpreted into a language that the parent or guardian or custodian understands.
b. No consent to termination of parental rights by a mother shall be executed prior to or within ten (10) business days after the birth of the Child. A minor who is a parent shall have the right to consent to termination of parental rights and such consent shall not be voidable by reason of such minority.
c. In any voluntary proceeding the consent of the parent may be withdrawn for any reason at any time prior to the entry of a final decree, and where the Child has been placed out of the family, the Child shall be returned to the parent unless the court finds good cause to the contrary not to return the Child.