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 creating an open adoption plan, Flannery said, the agency talks with the birth mother and the adoptive family about how to navigate birth/family relationships.
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Cathy Kozlowicz, jsonline.com, 10 May 2026
Three days after her second son, Hayden, was born, Cabell finalized her decision to place him with new parents in what became an open adoption.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
These days, open adoptions are more popular, allowing the birth parent or parents to continue to be involved in the child's life in some way.
—Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 3 Mar. 2026
The same holds true for families formed through open adoption.
—Susan Strong, Twin Cities, 21 Nov. 2025
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Cathy Kozlowicz, jsonline.com, 10 May 2026
Three days after her second son, Hayden, was born, Cabell finalized her decision to place him with new parents in what became an open adoption.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
These days, open adoptions are more popular, allowing the birth parent or parents to continue to be involved in the child's life in some way.
—Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 3 Mar. 2026
The same holds true for families formed through open adoption.
—Susan Strong, Twin Cities, 21 Nov. 2025
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“Open adoption.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/open%20adoption. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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