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What if the biological parent only makes token contact — does that prevent adoption?

No. Token contact — an occasional phone call, a single visit in a year, a birthday card — does NOT constitute meaningful parental involvement.

What courts consider "token contact":

What courts consider "meaningful contact":

The standard is clear: The biological parent must demonstrate a genuine, ongoing relationship with the child. Minimal, sporadic contact is considered token and does not defeat an abandonment claim.

Over 80% of our 34,000+ completed adoptions involved absent parents who had little or no contact. Courts handle this routinely and are very familiar with the pattern of token contact.

We prepare a detailed abandonment affidavit documenting the parent's lack of involvement.

Cost: $349 | Phone: (855) 924-0450

Answered by Douglas Brown, Adoption Document Specialist — 25+ years experience, 34,000+ families served since 2001.

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