{"data":{"id":"us-pa/23-pa.c.s.-2737","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"23 Pa.C.S. § 2737","heading":"Modification of agreement.","body":"(a) General rule.--Only the adoptive parent or a child who is 12 years of age or older may seek to modify an agreement by filing an action in the court that finalized the adoption.\n(b) Standard for modification.--Before the court may enter an order modifying the agreement, it must find by clear and convincing evidence that modification serves the needs, welfare and best interest of the child.","path":["Title 23 - DOMESTIC RELATIONS","PART III ADOPTION","CHAPTER 27 PETITION FOR ADOPTION","SUBCHAPTER D VOLUNTARY AGREEMENT FOR CONTINUING CONTACT"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=23\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=27\u0026sctn=37\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-07-29 (Statute Update stamp, 23 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:31:43Z","sha256":"65c1a11285336300047b5df9e494b742da6fd599d342cbd07d3345d535df8186","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/23-pa.c.s.-2736","next":"us-pa/23-pa.c.s.-2738"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}