http://www.laurachristianson.com/laura/a-birth-parent%e2%80%99s-rights-in-infant-adoption/ Adoption Information and Inspiration Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:36:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.laurachristianson.com/laura/a-birth-parent%e2%80%99s-rights-in-infant-adoption/comment-page-1/#comment-203 Karen Sun, 05 Aug 2007 19:26:06 +0000 http://www.laurachristianson.com/laura/a-birth-parent%e2%80%99s-rights-in-infant-adoption/#comment-203 'The answer is a definitive, “Yes, if that’s what you want.”' This entire article is EXTRAORDINARILY MISLEADING!! Generally speaking, birth parents don't have the right to demand anything!! The answer to your posed questions actually is, "Yes, if that's what the ADOPTIVE PARENTS want." Open adoption agreements are only beginning to be enforced in some states, but generally speaking, these agreements are not enforceable by birth parents!!! What you have are situations where birth parents are misled into believing they have rights, and then the adoptive parents can slam shut the adoption and disappear, leaving the birth parents with no legal options. You're article is completely misleading. I am astounded that you would put this kind of improper and misleading information out there, when you know what the stakes are for birth parents! Please, please, please, correct your article and name the states where open adoption agreements are enforceable with details about the level of enforceability and then name the states where open adoption agreements are not enforceable. ‘The answer is a definitive, “Yes, if that’s what you want.”’ This entire article is EXTRAORDINARILY MISLEADING!! Generally speaking, birth parents don’t have the right to demand anything!! The answer to your posed questions actually is, “Yes, if that’s what the ADOPTIVE PARENTS want.” Open adoption agreements are only beginning to be enforced in some states, but generally speaking, these agreements are not enforceable by birth parents!!! What you have are situations where birth parents are misled into believing they have rights, and then the adoptive parents can slam shut the adoption and disappear, leaving the birth parents with no legal options. You’re article is completely misleading. I am astounded that you would put this kind of improper and misleading information out there, when you know what the stakes are for birth parents! Please, please, please, correct your article and name the states where open adoption agreements are enforceable with details about the level of enforceability and then name the states where open adoption agreements are not enforceable.

]]> http://www.laurachristianson.com/laura/a-birth-parent%e2%80%99s-rights-in-infant-adoption/comment-page-1/#comment-202 Karen W Sun, 06 May 2007 02:26:39 +0000 http://www.laurachristianson.com/laura/a-birth-parent%e2%80%99s-rights-in-infant-adoption/#comment-202 You have a lot of great information on your blogs. I know this will be useful for many people. Thanks! You have a lot of great information on your blogs. I know this will be useful for many people. Thanks!

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