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open adoption

American  

noun

  1. an arrangement in which contact is maintained or allowed between a child's adoptive and biological parents.


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Maryland and Virginia area since 2020, and works mainly with two shelters that practice an open adoption policy, spoke with me on a video call.

From Salon ● Dec. 6, 2024

Today, as open adoption becomes the norm, it is often a lifelong process.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 3, 2021

I ended up putting the baby into an open adoption, and things worked out beautifully.

From Slate ● May 2, 2021

In recent decades, open adoption has been replacing this practice, but rules governing past adoptions change slowly, and I was barred from seeing my birth records.

From New York Times ● Mar. 26, 2021

They had always said that it could be an open adoption.

From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway

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