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The issues of open adoption (post-adoption contact between adoptive and birth families) and open records (adult adoptee access to their original birth information) are two of the hottest topics in adoption today. Learn more here.
Open adoption does not mean shared parenting. Learn what it does mean with definitions, explanations, opinions, personal accounts, and legal considerations.
Learn about this issue that has the adoption community locked in debate. Sealed adoption records prevent adult adopted persons from obtaining personal information about themselves that is available to all other adults. The issue, supporters, opponents,
This report on the Dave Thomas Center for Adoption Law symposium contains what you need to know about open adoption and open records. There were proposals for changes in practice, lots of discussion, and some surprises along the way.
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