It attempts to "be a comprehensive and uniform state adoption code that: The model Act contains the following provisions.
Note that states will generally modify the text of model laws when they are adopted.
§ 7-101 Prohibited activities in placement § 7-102 Unlawful payments related to adoption § 7-103 Lawful payments related to adoption § 7-104 Charges by agency § 7-105 Failure to disclose information § 7-106 Unauthorized disclosure of information § 7-107 Action by department
Critics dub the UAA the "Evil Act", alleging that the Act prevents adoptees from gathering sufficient information about their biological parents by sealing adoption-related court records for 99 years (see closed adoption and open adoption).
It would also impose heavy fines and possible jail time for adoptees who try to seek their birth families.
Critics also allege that the Act provides insufficient revocation periods and does not properly require the notification of a non-spousal father.