§ 5-308. Agreement for postadoption contact
West's Annotated Code of MarylandFamily Law
MD Code, Family Law, § 5-308
§ 5-308. Agreement for postadoption contact
(a)(1) A prospective adoptive parent and parent of a prospective adoptee under this subtitle may enter into a written agreement to allow contact, after the adoption, between:
(b) An agreement made under this section applies to contact with an adoptee only while the adoptee is a minor.
(c) An individual who prepares an agreement described in subsection (a)(1) of this section:
(d) Failure to comply with a condition of an agreement made under this section is not a ground for revoking consent to, or setting aside an order for, an adoption or guardianship.
(e) If a dispute as to an agreement made under this section arises, a court may refer the parties to mediation to try to resolve the dispute.
(f)(1) A juvenile court or other court of competent jurisdiction shall enforce a written agreement made in accordance with this section unless enforcement is not in the adoptee's best interests.
(2) If a party moves in juvenile court or another court of competent jurisdiction to modify a written agreement made in accordance with this section and satisfies the court that modification is justified because an exceptional circumstance has arisen and the court finds modification to be in an adoptee's best interests, the court may modify the agreement.
Credits
Added by Acts 2005, c. 464, § 3, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.
MD Code, Family Law, § 5-308, MD FAMILY § 5-308
Current with all legislation from the 2023 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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