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the birth parent or parents and the maintenance of birth-family
history would be in the best interests of the prospective adoptee.

 
(c)__In determining if the agreement is in the best interests
of the prospective adoptee, the court shall consider the
following factors as favoring communication between the
prospective adoptee and the birth parent or parents:

 
(1)__Whether the prospective adoptee and birth parent or
parents lived together for a substantial period of time;

 
(2)__Whether the prospective adoptee exhibits attachment or
bonding to the birth parent or parents; and

 
(3)__Whether the adoption is a foster-parent adoption when
the birth parent or parents have relinquished the
prospective adoptee due to an inability to adequately parent
the prospective adoptee.

 
(d)__If the court approves the agreement, the birth parent or
parents are entitled to notice of the adoption proceedings to the
extent authorized by the terms of the agreement.

 
§9-504.__Failure to comply with court order; effect

 
Failure to comply with the terms of an order entered pursuant
to section 9-503 is not grounds for setting aside an adoption
decree, for revocation of a written consent to adoption after the
consent has been approved by the court, or for revocation of a
relinquishment of parental rights after the relinquishment has
been accepted in writing by the court as provided in Title 22,
section 4055, subsection 1, paragraph B, subparagraph (1).

 
§9-505.__Enforcement of order; modification; exceptional

 
circumstances arise

 
An order entered pursuant to section 9-503 may be enforced by
a civil action, and the prevailing party may be awarded, as part
of the costs of the action, reasonable attorney's fees.__The
court may not modify an order issued under section 9-503 unless
it finds that the modification is necessary to serve the best
interests of the adoptee and:

 
(a)__The modification is agreed to by the adoptive parent or
parents and the birth parent or parents; or

 
(b)__Exceptional circumstances have arisen since the order was
entered that justify modification of the order.


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