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Types of Adoption

Most people are aware of what the process ofform of letters and photographs, or there can
adoption entails because it has become ratherbe  actual  physical  contact.
commonplace in our society. Adoption is
where a child is legally placed withA semi-open adoption is where the birth
guardians or parents (or perhaps a singleparents may have contact with the adoptive
parent) other than the birth mother orparents before the birth of the child, either
father. Once an adoption is finalized, anyonce or several times. After the birth there
and all parental rights are turned over tois no more contact. A semi-open adoption may
the adoptive parents and there is no legalremain as is or it can evolve into either
difference between adoptive parents andopen  or  closed.
natural birth parents. Types of adoption are
typically categorized by effect; that is, aA closed adoption is where only the medical
closed  versus  an  open  adoption.and historical information of the biological
parents is given to the adoptive family.
When an adopted person has access to his orTypically, the birth and adoptive parents do
her adoption file and original records, it isnot know each others identities. The record
referred to as an open adoption. The term isof the birth parents is kept sealed, and
also used to describe any contact there mayoften the name of the biological father is
be between the adoptive family, the birthnot recorded, even on the original birth
parents, and the adopted child. The level ofcertificate. A closed adoption is usually
openness can vary greatly in such contactonly effective in the adoption of infants;
depending on each individual relationship.the adoption of an older child who already
There can be mediated contact between theknows his or her birth mother and father
biological parents and the child through thecannot be kept closed.



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