The Case
Karen Greenberg assisted the parents of three adoptive children, with a history of successful open adoption relationships with two of their children's birth families, in handling problems with an agreement for contact with the third birth family. In addition to several confrontations during visits and phone calls, the birth family reported the parents to the local police and the Department of Children and Families.

Karen presented evidence at trial establishing the birth family's refusal to accept the adoption and the adoptive parents' role as the child's parents, and their refusal to honor or abide by the terms of the agreement for contact. Karen successfully obtained a drastic curtailment of the birth family's contact and communication with the child and an award of attorney's fees.

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