Promoting Ongoing Engagement Between Birth Families and Adoptive Families Following a Private Domestic Adoption

Outreach and Family Engagement

2024

1-5 pages

National Center For Enhanced Post-Adoption Support

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Discusses the importance of openness with a child’s birth family members. This article dispels some of the common misconceptions about open adoption and provides information about post-adoption contact agreements. A link to state specific statutes related to post-adoption contact agreements as well as links to resources related to maintaining family relationships post-adoption are also included.

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