open adoption
noun
: an adoption that involves contact between biological and adoptive parents and sometimes between biological parents and the adopted child
Examples of open adoption in a Sentence
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Florence Fisher, an adoptee who spent decades searching for her birth parents and then spent another half century fighting to open adoption records for millions of others, died on Oct. 1 in Brooklyn.
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Clay Risen, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2023
Fearing that her future newborn will be taken from her and become trapped in the system, Gia considers the offer of a sympathetic social worker named Carmen (Erika Alexander) for an open adoption, in which Gia, as birth mother, would be a part of her child’s life.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 13 July 2023
There is the youngest generation, some of whom have open adoptions and have always known their birth parents, posting on adoptee TikTok.
—Larissa MacFarquhar, The New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2023
There is an open adoption agreement in place with Lalie’s birth parents for two visits per year.
—BostonGlobe.com, 25 Feb. 2023
To this day, the niece is happy with her decision and participates in the open adoption.
—Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 30 Dec. 2022
First, there are millions of parents with arms wide open, ready to receive a child and maintain an open adoption.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 June 2022
What does an open adoption look like for a single mother?
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 June 2022
Her biological parents have an open adoption agreement to stay in contact with her.
—BostonGlobe.com, 15 May 2022
Clay Risen, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2023
Fearing that her future newborn will be taken from her and become trapped in the system, Gia considers the offer of a sympathetic social worker named Carmen (Erika Alexander) for an open adoption, in which Gia, as birth mother, would be a part of her child’s life.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 13 July 2023
There is the youngest generation, some of whom have open adoptions and have always known their birth parents, posting on adoptee TikTok.
—Larissa MacFarquhar, The New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2023
There is an open adoption agreement in place with Lalie’s birth parents for two visits per year.
—BostonGlobe.com, 25 Feb. 2023
To this day, the niece is happy with her decision and participates in the open adoption.
—Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 30 Dec. 2022
First, there are millions of parents with arms wide open, ready to receive a child and maintain an open adoption.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 June 2022
What does an open adoption look like for a single mother?
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 June 2022
Her biological parents have an open adoption agreement to stay in contact with her.
—BostonGlobe.com, 15 May 2022
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“Open adoption.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/open%20adoption. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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