I don’t know much about adoption, what is the difference between an open and closed adoption?
An open adoption shares identifying information between you and the adoptive parents and can even provide the possibility of a life-long relationship between all parties. On the other hand, a closed adoption is a confidential adoption where there is no shared identifying information between the birth parents and the adoptive parents. This means that you would not know who the adoptive parents are and they would not know your identity. Ultimately the decision is left up to the birthparents as to whether an adoption plan includes openness. Since many birth parents don’t understand all that is involved with an open adoption, it is a significant part of the counseling process. It is our experience over a number of years of providing services to birth parents, that the far majority welcome the opportunity to establish an open adoption plan.
