However, while under the 2002 Act it may be more usual for such orders to be made, it is important that the natural parents make their application before the adoption order is made: once that has happened they will have lost their right to apply under s 8 of the CA 1989 and will have to apply to the court for permission to apply for contact under the 2002 Act, which the court might not want to grant in acase it destabl ilises the child or the adopters