What is Catholic Charities position on ongoing communication in adoption?
Under Indiana law IC.31-19-16-9, post-adoption contact privileges are permissible without court approval in an adoption of a child who is less than 2 years of age upon the agreement of the adoptive parents and a birthparent. We at Catholic Charities believe that ongoing communication can benefit both the birthparent and the adoptive family by giving them more control over the adoption process. For the birthparent, it helps relieve a sense of blind trust, guilt, uncertainty, worry, and fear about the child’s future.
