CHAPTER 14-A. CONTINUING CONTACT Art. 1269.1. Continuing contact agreements; voluntary Agreements for continuing contact by certain biological relatives or foster parents with an adopted child after an adoption do not violate any public policy of this state, provided the adopting parents and biological relative or foster parent voluntarily execute the agreement in conformity with the […]
Art. 1269.2. Continuing post-adoption contact; foster child adoptions A. In an agency adoption in which the department is the custodian of the child, the court may approve an agreement executed in conformity with the requirements of this Chapter that provides for continuing contact between the child to be adopted and his grandparent, sibling, and any […]
Art. 1269.3. Continuing contact agreement; parties; required declarations A. Every post-adoption contact agreement shall be in writing and signed by the adopting parents and by any adult granted contact. If a sibling granted contact is a minor, his parent or legal custodian shall sign the agreement. B. In an agency adoption in which the department […]
Art. 1269.4. Filing with court; time limitations A. Within ten days after the petition is filed, the department, attorney for the child, attorney for the parent, or attorney for the prospective adoptive parents shall file in the court in which the adoption is pending an agreement for continuing contact. B. The agreement may be filed […]
Art. 1269.5. Court approval; incorporation into judgment A. The court shall review a continuing contact agreement executed in conformity with the requirements of this Chapter. B. If the court finds that an agreement serves the best interest of the child, the agreement shall be incorporated into a judgment of the court. An agreement reached by […]
Art. 1269.6. Effect; continuing contact agreement A. A continuing contact agreement shall be enforceable only if filed with the court and approved in accordance with Article 1269.5. B. Failure to comply with the terms of an agreement made pursuant to this Chapter is not grounds for nullifying a surrender or an adoption decree or revocation […]
Art. 1269.7. Agreements confected after final decree The adoptive parent and any relative or foster parent who may be permitted continuing contact by Article 1269.2(B) may enter into an agreement regarding communication or contact after entry of a final decree of adoption. Any such agreement shall be enforceable only if filed with the court and […]
Art. 1269.8. Enforcement of continuing contact agreement; modification A. Unless another court has jurisdiction pursuant to the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act, the court shall retain jurisdiction after the decree of adoption is entered for the purpose of hearing motions brought to enforce, modify, or terminate an agreement entered into pursuant to the […]
