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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

Still, I’m glad that open adoption is emerging as a default, albeit an overridable one, and the time may have come to rethink our norms regarding sperm donation, too.

From New York Times • May 3, 2022

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

From Washington Post • Dec. 3, 2021

My son is 12, and we adopted him at birth through an open adoption, with the agreement that his birth mom could see him once every two months.

From Slate • Dec. 9, 2020

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

From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway

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