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SB 1011 Post-adoption contact and communication; authorizes & establishes procedures governing.

Introduced by: John C. Miller | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Post-adoption contact and communication.  Authorizes and establishes procedures governing post-adoption contact and communication agreements between the birth parent or parents of a child and the pre-adoptive parent or parents. Post-adoption contact and communication agreements shall not be required as a condition of approving any adoption. Failure to comply with the terms of a post-adoption contact and communication agreement shall not affect (i) the consent to the adoption, (ii) the voluntary relinquishment of parental rights, (iii) the voluntary or involuntary termination of parental rights, or (iv) the finality of the adoption. This bill is identical to HB 2160.


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