Pros And Cons Of Open Adoption

All around the world there are families that were separated due to adoption, but later on in those families lives they may have decided they want to meet that child sent off into a new life. All around the country states claim that having sealed adoption records and original birth certificates is a form of privacy for the original birth parents. Many families have gone through heartbreak while trying to reach out to these original families due to the policies states have set on adoptions. Having an open adoption means all records are unsealed and easy to get ahold of, as to closed adoption when it is nearly impossible to reach any records at all. Twenty years ago, only one percent of adoptions were open adoptions but now sixty to seventy percent …show more content…
All kinds of adoptions have their forms of risks and benefits and having two sets of parents can be difficult. The adoptees can get stuck in between feeling as if they have to pick a side or trying to not upset each set of parents by spending more time with the other set. But, by keeping adoption records available and keeping the situation open for communication it gives both sets of families to work together and create a plan to give the child the best secured future! The birth mother having a constant relationship with the child is not the only type of open adoption, both families get to agree to their own terms so you do not have to let the mother be a constant visitor. Open adoption is not the only type of adoption, but when considering adoption it has become one of the most successful and popular type of adoption. Having unsealed records for your adopted child can lead to many benefits and make your child’s future less questioned and more