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Fatbirdy, open adoption contact agreements are not legally binding in most states; they are "good faith" agreements. If one party chooses not to uphold their end of the agreement, the other party has no legal recourse. Many birthmothers, like myself, were not made aware of this at the time they placed their children in open and semi-open adoptions. I hope that now, with forums like this, as well as all sorts of other internet resources, prospective birthmoms will be able to educate themselves a little better than I did, and truly understand the risks as well as the benefits of adoption.
Open adoption agreements are legally binding in several states, and I hope they will soon be legally binding in every state.
~ Sharon
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