Facts about Open Adoption

Some of you have asked about Open Adoption; so here is a link directly from the agency that performed our Home Study.

http://www.adoptionhelp.org/adoption/facts.html


Here is a bit more of an explanation about the types of adoption:

Open: is an adoption with an ongoing relationship between the birthparents and adoptive family. This means that both parties have exchanged identifying information and have contact with each other either through letters, pictures, phone calls, or visits. The extent of communication in an open adoption is up to those involved.

Semi-Open: is one step down from open adoption regarding contact; the birthparents and adoptive parents meet. However, they do not exchange identifying information. There may be ongoing contact between the two parties, but it's typically less often, and it is facilitated through the agency.

Semi-Closed: allows the expectant parents to look through a number of "profiles" of couples that are waiting to adopt. All couples have been studied by Adoption Services, and are approved to legally adopt. The birthparents choose a couple to raise their child, but there is no contact, and no exchange of identifying information between the two parties.  This option is often the choice of birthparents that desire confidentiality.

Closed: offers complete confidentiality. At no time is there any identifying information given to either the birthparents or the adoptive couple about each other. The birthparent allows Adoption Services to pick adoptive parents from their approved, waiting couples, and the baby will be placed with them.