SUBCHAPTER D
VOLUNTARY AGREEMENT FOR
CONTINUING CONTACT
Sec.
2731. Purpose of subchapter.
2732. Definitions.
2733. Parties to agreement.
2734. Consent of a child.
2735. Filing and approval of an agreement.
2736. Failure to comply.
2737. Modification of agreement.
2738. Enforcement of agreement.
2739. Discontinuance of agreement.
2740. Procedures for facilitating and resolving agreements involving a county child welfare
agency.
2741. Counsel.
2742. Costs.
Enactment. Subchapter D was added October 27, 2010, P.L.961, No.101, effective in 180 days.
§ 2731. Purpose of subchapter.
The purpose of this subchapter is to provide an option for adoptive parents and birth
relatives to enter into a voluntary agreement for ongoing communication or contact
that:
(1) is in the best interest of the child;
(2) recognizes the parties' interests and desires for ongoing communication or contact;
(3) is appropriate given the role of the parties in the child's life; and
(4) is subject to approval by the courts.
Notes of Decisions
In Re: C.M.C., a minor, Appeal of C.L.C., 140 A.3d 699 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2016).
· cites it 3× “Mother further asserts that subsequent to the hearing on August 18, 2015, her counsel attempted to have Paternal Grandmother enter a written agreement in conformity with Act 101 of 2010, 23 Pa.C.S. §§ 2731 -2742, but Paternal Grandmother refused.”
Adoption of: A.W., Appeal of: C.W., 230 A.3d 1139 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2020).
“23 Pa.C.S. § 2731. If a voluntary agreement is entered into by the parties, Section 2735, “Filing and approval of an agreement,” provides that the agreement “shall be filed with the court that finalizes the adoption of the child.”
Adoption of: A.W., Appeal of: C.W., 2020 Pa. Super. 68 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2020).
“23 Pa.C.S. § 2731. If a voluntary agreement is entered into by the parties, Section 2735, “Filing and approval of an agreement,” provides that the agreement “shall be filed with the court that finalizes the adoption of the child.”
In Re: Adoption of A.M., a minor Appeal of: J.S.M. (Pa. Super. Ct. 2017).
· cites it 2× “Specifically, the trial court stated: While the [c]ourt recognizes that, with [] Father, there is no guarantee that foster parents will do so, they have already agreed to an Act 101 Agreement[2] with [] Mother and her ____________________________________________ 2 An Act 101…”
Term of Par. Rights to J.J.N.P., Appeal of: A.S. (Pa. Super. Ct. 2021).
“See 23 Pa.C.S. § 2731 (provides option for adoptive parents and birth relatives to enter into voluntary agreement for ongoing communication or contact that “(1) is in the best interest of the child; (2) recognizes the parties’ interests and desires for ongoing communication or…”
Term of Par. Rights to J.N.J.P., Appeal of: A.S. (Pa. Super. Ct. 2021).
“See 23 Pa.C.S. § 2731 (provides option for adoptive parents and birth relatives to enter into voluntary agreement for ongoing communication or contact that “(1) is in the best interest of the child; (2) recognizes the parties’ interests and desires for ongoing communication or…”
Adotion of: L.A.C., Appeal of: A.G. & B.G. (Pa. Super. Ct. 2021).
“See 23 Pa.C.S. §§ 2731- 2742) (providing for voluntary agreement to have post-adoption communication or contact with a child’s birth relatives).”
In the Int. of: K.T. Apl of: K.T. (Pa. 2023).
“2008) (discussing the standard for PLC and situations for which it is best suited); 23 Pa.C.S. §2731 et seq. (providing adoptive parents the option to enter a court-enforced agreement with their child’s birth parents to facilitate ongoing contact or communication.”
In the Int. of: K.T. Apl of: CYF (Pa. 2023).
“2008) (discussing the standard for PLC and situations for which it is best suited); 23 Pa.C.S. §2731 et seq. (providing adoptive parents the option to enter a court-enforced agreement with their child’s birth parents to facilitate ongoing contact or communication.”
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