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KembaraXtra – Legal Terms – Post-Adoption Contact
Post-adoption contact refers to contact between an adopted child and members of the child’s birth family after an adoption order has been made.
Traditionally, English law viewed adoption as completely severing ties with the birth family.
Modern law now recognizes that maintaining some level of contact may benefit the child’s welfare.
Under the Adoption and Children Act 2002, courts must consider whether contact arrangements should continue after adoption.
Although informal contact is common, formal court-ordered post-adoption contact remains relatively rare.
Post-adoption contact refers to contact between an adopted child and members of the child’s birth family after an adoption order has been made.
Traditionally, English law viewed adoption as completely severing ties with the birth family.
Modern law now recognizes that maintaining some level of contact may benefit the child’s welfare.
Under the Adoption and Children Act 2002, courts must consider whether contact arrangements should continue after adoption.
Although informal contact is common, formal court-ordered post-adoption contact remains relatively rare.
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