A.B.M. v. M.H. & A.H‪.‬

On February 16, 1980, A.B.M. gave birth to a baby girl, R.H. A.B.M. was not married and had made arrangements prior to birth to give her child up for adoption to her sister and brother-in-law, M.H. and A.H. On April 9, 1980, a hearing was held before a master during which A.B.M. executed a Consent to Adoption and a Relinquishment of Parental Rights. Because an adoption questionnaire completed by the H.s indicated that R.H. was an Indian child, the hearing was conducted pursuant to the Indian Child Welfare Act (Act), 25 U.S.C. §§ 1901-63 (Supp. 1981). A.B.M. was advised that under the terms of the Act she could revoke her consent to the adoption at any time before the final adoption decree was entered. A hearing on the H.s petition for adoption took place in August 1980 and a final decree of adoption was entered by the superior court on September 5, 1980.