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Open adoption means that the birth mother and adopted family know who each other are. Even in an open adoption, the birth parents' legal rights of guardianship are terminated, and the adoptive parents become the legal parents. There are no guarantees that the adoptive parents will allow contact between the child and the birth parents. In some jurisdictions, the birth and adoptive parents may enter into a binding agreement concerning visitation, exchange of information, or other interaction regarding the child. Far more common are informal agreements, which may change over time as each set of parents' lives progress. As legal guardians, the adoptive parents are responsible for implementing contact arrangements in the child's best interests and hold final decision-making authority. Open adoption is distinct from open records. Even in adoptions where all parties know the identities of one another, birth and adoption records remain sealed in those jurisdictions where that is the law regarding adoption. From Wikipedia under the
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Q. Growing up what were your feelings about not knowing your biological father? Did you often wonder if he thought about you? Did your natural father ever try to find you? Was your natural mother helpful in trying to locate him for you? Asked by Cam - Sat Jul 19 17:28:07 2008 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments A. my n-dad only crossed my mind when people asked where i got my height. all i knew about him was his first name and that he was 6'5. but i got curious after i started the whole reunion process with my n-family. turns out my relationship with my n-dad is MUCH better than with my n-mom or her side of the family. and it was so great to hear that he thought about me and talked about me to his wife and his co-workers (the were SO excited to hear that I had contacted him, since they've known forever about me). It's been a super positive experience with him and I feel bad that I didn't think of him more often growing up... Answered by JennaBear - Sat Jul 19 23:59:54 2008 From Yahoo Answer Search: "Open adoption" |
