| Most people are aware of what the process
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| | and the child through the form of letters
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| of adoption entails because it has become
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| | and photographs, or there can be actual
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| rather commonplace in our society.
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| | physical contact.
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| Adoption is where a child is legally
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| | A semi-open adoption is where the birth
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| placed with guardians or parents (or
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| | parents may have contact with the
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| perhaps a single parent) other than the
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| | adoptive parents before the birth of the
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| birth mother or father. Once an adoption
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| | child, either once or several times.
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| is finalized, any and all parental rights
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| | After the birth there is no more contact.
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| are turned over to the adoptive parents
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| | A semi-open adoption may remain as is or
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| and there is no legal difference between
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| | it can evolve into either open or closed.
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| adoptive parents and natural birth
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| | A closed adoption is where only the
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| parents. Types of adoption are typically
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| | medical and historical information of the
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| categorized by effect; that is, a closed
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| | biological parents is given to the
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| versus an open adoption.
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| | adoptive family. Typically, the birth
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| When an adopted person has access to his
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| | and adoptive parents do not know each
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| or her adoption file and original
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| | others identities. The record of the
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| records, it is referred to as an open
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| | birth parents is kept sealed, and often
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| adoption. The term is also used to
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| | the name of the biological father is not
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| describe any contact there may be between
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| | recorded, even on the original birth
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| the adoptive family, the birth parents,
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| | certificate. A closed adoption is
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| and the adopted child. The level of
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| | usually only effective in the adoption of
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| openness can vary greatly in such contact
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| | infants; the adoption of an older child
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| depending on each individual
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| | who already knows his or her birth mother
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| relationship. There can be mediated
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| | and father cannot be kept closed.
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| contact between the biological parents
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