Just back from the attorney’s office where we drafted an open adoption proposal* for mom. I have no idea if she’ll accept it, but our attorney was hopeful. As if I wasn’t already holding my breath…
*The proposal basically states that in exchange for mom voluntarily consenting to the termination of rights, we would offer her a certain amount of post-adoption contact. As her attorney will explain to her, it may be worth it for her to accept the deal (or a further negotiated one) because in the event that she goes through with the TPR trial and it is awarded, we/the state will have no obligation to continue contact.
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