(1) Subject to subsection (5), a person who has consented to the adoption of a child may withdraw his or her consent in the prescribed form or by notice given to the Division or Adoption Committee before an adoption order is made.
(2) As soon as possible after receipt of the withdrawal in subsection (1), the Division or Adoption Committee shall make all reasonable efforts to give notice of the withdrawal to each person who consented to the adoption and to the prospective adoptive parent.
(3) If the person who withdrew his or her consent had custody of the child immediately before the giving of his or her consent, the child shall be returned to that person as soon as possible after the receipt of the withdrawal under subsection (1).
(4) If a child is required to give his or her consent to an adoption, that child may, before the adoption order is made by the Court, withdraw his or her consent in the prescribed form.
(5) The withdrawal of consent is ineffective if it is given after an adoption order is made.