Post-Adoption Contact and Communication Agreement Sample Contracts
Supporting Post-Adoption Contact & Communication AgreementsPost-Adoption Contact and Communication Agreement • January 14th, 2019
When a child’s birth parents have lost their rights regarding a child, whether through court commitment, entrustment, or voluntary relinquishment, typically that child no longer has any contact with their birth family.
MARY G. COMMANDER ATTORNEY & MEDIATOR 5442 TIDEWATER DRIVEPost-Adoption Contact and Communication Agreement • March 26th, 2010
Effective 2009, by statute ( Virginia Code Section 16.1-283.1 ), the child's birth parent or parents can enter into written post-adoption contact and communication agreements with the adoptive parent or parents. This agreement may include provisions about sharing information about the child's health, education and welfare, as well as photographs. It is not, however, the adoption of this statute that is so significant. People have been making these agreements, formally and informally, for years. These agreements unfortunately were totally unenforceable in any court. They relied on the adoptive parents keeping their promise.
Post-Adoption Contact and Communication AgreementPost-Adoption Contact and Communication Agreement • October 20th, 2009
I/We understand that at any time before the transfer of legal custody of above named child for adoption and/or a pre-adoptive placement, I/We may enter into a written post-adoption contact and communication agreement in accordance with the provisions of Sections 16.1-283.1 and 63.2-1228.1 of the Code of Virginia.