Legal Question in Family Law in Massachusetts
Post adoption contact agreements
we no longer believe the mail contact from our child's birthmother is in our child's best interest. At the time we signed the agreement, we did not know birthmother has mental heatlh issues. We also did not know our adopted daughter was going to have autism, learning diablities, low IQ, language problems & an anxiety disorder.
Despite several gentle & not so gentle attempts to make child's dx's known as well as our own expectations, birthmother continues to write completely inappropriate comments. It has been almost 7 years, and we would like to reduce, not eliminate, our agreement.
Because we live so far apart, it is difficult to get info regarding modification, as opposed to ''enforcement''. We have contacted 3 (MA)lawyers by phone. Two refused to take the case at all & the third told us to ''just close the PO Box--the agreement isn't worth the paper it's written on''.
Can you give us a straight answer? Have there been many ''enforcement'' or ''modification'' cases heard & what has been the general outcome?
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: Post adoption contact agreements
You really do not give much to go on such as how long you have lived in AZ and the age of the child.
In any event, depending upon how long you have lived in AZ (i.e. 6-months - years, etc) the State becomes the child's home state.
It would probably be a good idea to contact an attorney in your state to seek a modification if that is now the child's home state.
On another note, is it possible for you to review the letter prior to your daughter reading it - to assure it is appropriate in consideration of her age and disabilities?
Good luck! Sincerely, Maria Murber
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