Section 109.301 - Consent to adoption in general(1) Except as provided in ORS 109.302 to 109.329, consent in writing to the adoption of a minor child pursuant to a petition filed under ORS 109.276 is required to be given by the following:(a) The parents of the child, or the survivor of the parents.(b) The guardian of the child, if the child has no living parent.(c) The next of kin in this state, if the child has no living parent and no guardian.(d) Some suitable person appointed by the court to act in the proceeding as next friend of the child to give or withhold consent, if the child has no living parent and no guardian or next of kin qualified to consent.(2)(a) A person who gives consent to adoption under subsection (1) of this section may agree concurrently or subsequently to the giving of such consent that the consent shall be or become irrevocable, and may waive such person's right to a personal appearance in court, by a duly signed and attested certificate. The certificate of irrevocability and waiver shall be in effect when the following are completed:(A) The child is placed for the purpose of adoption in the physical custody of the person or persons to whom the consent is given;(B) The person or persons to whom consent for adoption is given have filed a petition to adopt the child in a court of competent jurisdiction;(C) The court has entered an order appointing the petitioner or some other suitable person as guardian of the child pursuant to ORS 109.335;(D) The Department of Human Services, an Oregon licensed adoption agency or an attorney who is representing the adoptive parents has filed either a department or an Oregon licensed adoption agency home study with the court approving the petitioner or petitioners as potential adoptive parents or the department has notified the court that the filing of such study has been waived;(E) Information about the child's social, medical and genetic history required in ORS 109.342 has been provided to an attorney or the department or an Oregon licensed adoption agency by the person giving consent to the adoption; and(F) The person signing the certificate of irrevocability and waiver has been given an explanation by an attorney who represents the person and who does not also represent the adoptive family, by the department or by an Oregon licensed adoption agency of the consequences of signing the certificate.(b) Upon the fulfillment of the conditions in paragraph (a) of this subsection, the consent for adoption may not be revoked unless fraud or duress is proved with respect to any material fact.(3)(a) A consent under this section must indicate whether the person giving the consent has reason to know that the child is an Indian child.(b) If the person does not have reason to know that the child is an Indian child, the consent must include a statement that the person giving notice will inform the court immediately if, prior to the entry of the judgment of adoption or readoption under ORS 109.350, the person receives information that provides reason to know that the child is an Indian child.(c) A certificate of irrevocability described in subsection (2) of this section is not valid for the adoption of an Indian child.(4) As used in this section, "parent" means a person whose parentage has been established pursuant to ORS 109.065.