Postadoption Contact Agreements Between Birth and Adoptive Families

Postadoption contact agreements are arrangements that allow contact between a child's adoptive family and members of the child's birth family after the child's adoption has been finalized. These arrangements, sometimes referred to as cooperative adoption or open adoption agreements, can range from informal, mutual understandings between the birth and adoptive families to written, formal contracts. Topics covered include the contents of agreements; parties to agreements; the court's role; and enforcing, modifying, and terminating agreements. This publication presents a general overview of this asp

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