Postadoption contact privileges are permissible without court approval in an adoption of a child who is less than twelve (12) months of age upon the agreement of the adoptive parents and a birth parent. However, postadoption contact privileges under this section may not include visitation. A postadoption contact agreement under this section:

1. (1) is not enforceable;
2. (2) may include contact through photographs, written and verbal updates, and other forms of communication;
3. (3) does not have to be in writing; and

4. (4) does not affect the:

   1. (A) validity of a:

      1. (i) consent to an adoption; or
      2. (ii) waiver of notice; or
   2. (B) finality of the adoption.

As added by P.L.196-1997, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.2-1998, SEC.76; P.L.113-2017, SEC.13; P.L.116-2026, SEC.4.