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What is adoption?

Adoption is the legal process by which the birthparents of a child choose to relinquish all rights and responsibilities of their child by giving him/her to be raised by a couple or individual of their choice. The adoptive family agrees to parent, nurture, care, and provide for that child as they would their own. An adoption order removes parental responsibility from anyone previously exercising it, including the child's birth parents. It is a permanent, lifelong decision.

Placing a child for adoption is a very loving and unselfish act. However, that does not make it an emotionally easy decision.

Confidential adoption

In a confidential or private adoption, birthparents request that an agency choose their child's adoptive family. Birth and adoptive parents do not disclose any identifying information to one another. The adoptive family receives information about the birthfamily's medical history up to the point of adoption. There is no ongoing sharing of social and medical information after the adoption is finalized. There is no contact between the adoptive family and birthparents.

This method provides total confidentiality for adoptive parents and birthparents who desire this. Unfortunately as an adoptive child grows, he or she can have questions that remain unanswered. Confidential adoptions might make it difficult to gain needed information until the child is of legal age.

Semi-open adoption

A semi-open adoption allows for minimal contact with the birth parents. It does not allow for birth parents to be involved in the daily life of a child. However it does allow the parents to give information to the adopted child on their biological background and heritage.

The birthparents choose a family from written non-identifying material provided by an adoption agency. A third party then mediates the contact between the parties before and after the birth. Birthparents and adoptive parents know each other by their first names only. Adoptive parents may be present at the birth and may meet the birthparents before the birth. All correspondence is sent through the third party. Post-placement meetings are arranged and supervised by the mediator.

The advantage of this arrangement is that both families have the opportunity to develop a relationship over time. A semi-open adoption gives both parties the freedom to communicate with the assistance of a trained mediator. Current information can be distributed easily, over any period of time.

Open adoption

An open adoption allows the birthparents and the biological family to be involved in the child's life. The adoptive and birth parents agree upon the birth parents role, future communication and the degree of openness prior to adoption. Information is shared more easily in an open adoption. This plan allows both families to nurture their relationship as it naturally develops.

The birthparents meet the potential adoptive families before making their selection. Both families fully disclose identifying information to one another. There may be ongoing contact during pregnancy and after the birth of the child, and there is direct correspondence between the families. The families may contact each other directly by telephone and may meet face-to-face.



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How to give up your child for adoption

Some women believe that the best thing they can do for their baby is to give it for adoption. The mother may feel that she is unable to give the baby the love and support which it needs. This is a very difficult area and if you are thinking about this you should contact the social services in your local authority. Often they will have staff at the maternity hospital.

Once the baby is born you will have to talk over your decision with a social worker. You cannot sign any papers agreeing to adoption until your child is at least six weeks old.

An adoption agency, either the local authority social services or an approved voluntary agency, will arrange to place your child with the most suitable adopters. Once the baby has been adopted you will have no further right to contact your child, although in some cases limited contact may be agreed, if that is the wish of everyone involved. By law you will no longer be the parent. The child will legally be able to obtain details of his or her original birth certificate and adoption papers on reaching eighteen.

Often the greatest difficulty in giving your baby for adoption is the emotional attachment you have to it. Not surprisingly many women who originally plan to have their baby adopted change their minds after going through pregnancy and the pain of giving birth.

If you are thinking of giving up your baby for adoption, you will have to ask questions like:

can I face going through pregnancy and then give my baby away?
could I cope with knowing I have a child somewhere but don't know what's happening to him or her?
what will I say to people who knew I was pregnant when they ask about the baby?
what will my child feel about being adopted when she or he is older?
will my child try and find me when he or she is 18 years old?

Organisations

Adoption Information Line
The Adoption Information Line and its sister service The Fostering Information Line assists local authority social services departments and adoption agencies to recruit carers for the children they have identified as being in need of foster care or adoption placements.

Helpline: 0800 783 4086
Address: 193 Market Street, Hyde, Cheshire, SK14 1HF.
Email: [email protected]
Website: [url]http://www.adoption.org.uk/[/url]
Opening Hours: The freephone number is open between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. - 7 days a week except Bank Holidays.

British Agencies for Adoption and Fostering (BAAF)
The British Agencies for Adoption & Fostering (BAAF) is the leading national membership organisation in the UK for professionals and organisations working in adoption, fostering and childcare. We promote best practice in both adoption and fostering services for children separated from their families.

Telephone: 020 7593 2000
Address: Skyline House, 200 Union Street, London, SE1 0LX.
Fax: 020 7593 2001
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.baaf.org.uk/

Talk Adoption
If you live in the UK, have a link with adoption, are under 26 and want to talk, then call the Talk Adoption helpline free and in confidence.

Helpline: 0808 808 1234
Address: 12 Chapel Street, Manchester, M3 7NH.
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.talkadoption.org.uk/
Opening Hours: The helpline is open Tuesday to Friday 3pm to 9pm

http://www.youthinformation.com/Templates/Internal.asp?NodeID=90479

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