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6 - Adoption Agreements

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 August 2023

Brian H. Bix
Brian H. Bix
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University of Minnesota School of Law
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Summary

This chapter considers agreements relating to adoption, in particular, contact agreements by which the birth parents and the adopting parents agree to maintain connections between the birth parents and the adopted child. The chapter explores why some states refuse to enforce such agreements while other states enforce them only with judicial oversight.

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Families by Agreement
Navigating Choice, Tradition, and Law
 , pp. 110 - 116
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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  • Adoption Agreements
  • Brian H. Bix, University of Minnesota School of Law
  • Book: Families by Agreement
  • Online publication: 03 August 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781107446977.008
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  • Adoption Agreements
  • Brian H. Bix, University of Minnesota School of Law
  • Book: Families by Agreement
  • Online publication: 03 August 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781107446977.008
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  • Adoption Agreements
  • Brian H. Bix, University of Minnesota School of Law
  • Book: Families by Agreement
  • Online publication: 03 August 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781107446977.008
Available formats
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