HB 1537: Contracts for Postadoption Contact
GENERAL BILL by McFarland
Contracts for Postadoption Contact; Defines "legal relative"; authorizes certain parties to enter into written contract for postadoption contact that permits contact between adopted child & his or her legal relatives; provides that certain contract provisions are unenforceable; requires that postadoption contract include certain statements; authorizes any party to such contract to file contract with court; requires court to make contract part of final adoption order; provides that continuing validity of adoption is not contingent upon compliance with terms of contract; authorizes & providing requirements for enforcement, modification, or termination of contract; prohibits enforcement of contract in certain circumstances; provides for automatic termination of contract in certain circumstances.
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 2/28/2025 House • Filed
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HB 1537, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/28/2025 at 3:49 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 558 Contracts for Postadoption Contact Grall Identical Last Action: 2/20/2025 S Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Judiciary; Rules 
Citations - Statutes (1)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 63.0427 Agreements for continued communication or contact between adopted child and siblings, parents, and other relatives. Page 2 (pdf)