i am asking for the state of connecticut i don't know if it varies from state to stae but i'd really like to know. it will help me to make my decision a little better on whether or not to give this baby up.
2007-07-16 06:54:12 · 4 answers · asked by likethis383 1 in Family & Relationships ➔ Family
First of all, you should know that for the most part, open adoptions are not enforceable. If the adoptive parents decide to cut off the birth parents, there is basically nothing that can be done. This issue has been in court several times and no law has been set, and if one does get set at some point, it would likely be at state-level, which means it could be a long time before it was true nation-wide. As it is now, the birth parents are at the mercy of the adoptive parents, who are the ONLY legal parents of the child, and are under no obligation to share the child. Until the courts make more decisions recognizing a child's ability to have more than two parents at a time, this is likely to remain true. Open adoptions should be considered nothing more than an agreement between two parties, with no legal enforcement value.
Secondly, no, the birth father does not automatically get to be part of the "open adoption" just because that's the arrangement the mother made. Even though both parents have to sign legal documents giving their consent to the adoption, the adoption is typically set up by the mother, whether using an adoption agency or through social services. Very often, especially when the parents are no longer together, the father is not part of these proceedings, and is just told to sign something at some point. This means that more than likely, there is nothing in the (legally useless) open adoption "agreement" (if one is even signed) that specifically mentions the father, or the adoptive parents' agreement to let him see the child. If the father wants to be part of the agreement, he would have to make sure that the agreement specifically mentions him. But, again, even if there is a piece of paper that says something about it, it means very little.
2007-07-16 07:21:04 · answer #1 · answered by alloflifeisacrisis 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An Open adoption allows the bio-mom to meet with and choose the family her child will be placed with. She then makes agreements with the family regarding how she or other family members will be involved, when, where, etc.
She could only be involved through pictures, or she could be involved in a relationship with the child. It is an agreement between the bio-parents, and, the adoptive parents. The terms of the agreement are up to them.
2007-07-16 07:11:36 · answer #2 · answered by Amanda h 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That depends on the legal document that gets drawn up. Open adoptions are open to numerous different circumstances so If you do or don't want the father to see the baby too that must be put into the document
2007-07-16 07:11:48 · answer #3 · answered by johanna c 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
tecnically, the father has the right to see the babe as well. i think that's nationwide.
2007-07-16 06:59:49 · answer #4 · answered by racer 51 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋