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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

She wanted an open adoption, and started writing siblings to see if anyone would take her baby.

From The Guardian • Dec. 13, 2019

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

From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway

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