Consent to adoption must be free, obtained without any consideration after the birth of the child and informed about the consequences of adoption, in particular if it is given with a view to full adoption, about the complete and irrevocable nature of the severance of the pre-existing parent-child relationship.
Consent to adoption is given before a French or foreign notary, or before French diplomatic or consular agents. It may also be received by the child welfare service when the child has been handed over to it.