Province extends deadline for new parents to revoke adoption consent

The Saskatchewan government has upped the number of days birth parents have to revoke adoption consent from 14to 21 days.

Changes were made to the province's Adoption Act and Adoption Regulations, which the government says will allow it to better meet the needs of vulnerable children and families. The changes were announced Friday.

"The amended legislation and regulations support our overall goals by increasing prevention and support for families, working with First Nations and Mtispeoples and moving forward with a renewal of the child welfare system," Social Services Minister Paul Merriman said in a press release.

Guidelines around the way a child's voice is heard in court have also been refined.

Updated regulations will also ensure requirements forchildren adopted by Sask. residents, whose countries are signatories under The Hague Convention (the agreement which establishedstandards and practicesfor adoption from another country) are the same.

Adopted children will not have their supports disrupted in the event their parents die through allowingassisted adoption agreements with subsequent legal guardians.