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Adoption can be divided into two broad
categories depending on the terms and conditions
agreed on the time of adoption.
Open Adoption
in an open adoption there is a mutual understanding
between the birth parents and the adoptive parents so
that the child can have contact with his biological
parents this contact may include direct
correspondence, written and/or by phone, and/or visits
between birth parent(s) and adoptive parents. Open
adoption has both strong critics and staunch
supporters. There has always been a wide spread debate
about the legal rights of the different members of the
adoption circle. .Research to date indicates that
birthmothers commonly view open adoption positively.
However, teenage birthmothers often are not
developmentally ready to assess the long-term
consequences of openness, and may be over dependent on
the adoptive parents and immature in their contacts.
Normally it has been seen that Adoptive parents are
generally favorable toward openness, but sometimes
they feel that one day when the child grows up he
might prefer his biological parents to his adopted
ones.
Closed or Confidential
Adoption there are some situations
where the birth parents might or the adopted parents
might decide to keep the adoption confidential from
the parents this is referred to as closed adoption. In
this kind of adoption there is no usual contact in any
form not even annual photos, letters about the child
etc etc. however nowadays there are few people who
support closed adoption. However, there are several
biological parents who may find themselves in a
position that prevents them from choosing any
openness, and there are also several adopting parents
who want no knowledge and contact about the biological
parents. Some adoptions are closed by mutual agreement
of the birth and adoptive parents; some because birth
parents’ rights have been involuntarily terminated by
the court and/or they are considered to present some
danger to the child; some because emotional or other
influences make a closed adoption seem like the best
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