open adoption
noun
: an adoption that involves contact between biological and adoptive parents and sometimes between biological parents and the adopted child
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In one survey, highlighted in the Donaldson report, more than half of adoption-agency staff members said that they were contacted about a problem with an open adoption once or twice a year—a tiny fraction of their placements.
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Nicole Chung, The Atlantic, 2 Oct. 2025
In the decade since, Rawson has remained in contact with her daughter, a rarity in open adoptions.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 July 2025
In an open adoption, biological parents can maintain contact with the child through visits or letters.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 12 Jan. 2025
An open adoption allows the biological parents continued rights to visit or get information about the child.
—Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 16 Feb. 2024
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Nicole Chung, The Atlantic, 2 Oct. 2025
In the decade since, Rawson has remained in contact with her daughter, a rarity in open adoptions.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 July 2025
In an open adoption, biological parents can maintain contact with the child through visits or letters.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 12 Jan. 2025
An open adoption allows the biological parents continued rights to visit or get information about the child.
—Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 16 Feb. 2024
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“Open adoption.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/open%20adoption. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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