What is meant by “open” and “closed” adoption?
Before a placement takes place, the birth parents and the adoptive parents must decide on the level of personal knowledge and contact with which they are comfortable. This contact is measured by the degree of openness. We will work with you during the home study process to determine what level of openness is best for you. In a “closed” “confidential” or “traditional” adoption, only non-identifying social and medical information is exchanged between the birth parents and the adoptive family, with the agency social worker serving as the liaison. An “open adoption, can include direct and/or indirect contact between the birth parent(s) and the adoptive family with the agency as the mediator. Open adoption can include: (a) the birth parents choosing the adoptive family from portfolios, (b) the adoptive family sending photos and written updates to the birth parent(s) through the agency, (c) one or more face-to-face meetings at the agency between the birthparents and the adoptive family, usin
