(1) The adoption requires consent by the child. For a child that is incapable of contracting or has not yet attained the age of 14, only their legal representative may give the consent. In all other cases, the child may give the consent only without a representative; the approval of their legal representative is necessary for this.
(2) If the child has reached the age of fourteen and if it is not incapable of contracting, it may revoke the consent to the family court before the pronouncement of the adoption takes effect. The revocation is to be recorded by a notary. The approval of the legal representative is not required.
(3) If the guardian or curator refuses the consent or approval without a sound reason, the family court may substitute it; there is no need for a declaration by the parents under subsection (1) to the extent that they irrevocably consented to the adoption under sections 1747 and 1750 or their consent was substituted by the family court under section 1748.