In my experience, you can just about write the rules yourself - and if you make it a requirement, you make it.
Of course, legally? The last case to truly test the waters was Baby M, who is what, college age now? And that case actually had DNA links to enforce it.
In all honesty, an open adoption is a means by which a biological child has access to a biological parent - no more, no less. How friendly that relationship will be depends on the parties involved - and much like any other kind of non-legal bond - and YUP, that's what it is. Giving up forever? No. Definitely a change in status? Big time.
Take a specific kind of head to get around that one - but I can't imagine a better attempt to take some of the loss out of adoption.
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Of course, legally? The last case to truly test the waters was Baby M, who is what, college age now? And that case actually had DNA links to enforce it.
In all honesty, an open adoption is a means by which a biological child has access to a biological parent - no more, no less. How friendly that relationship will be depends on the parties involved - and much like any other kind of non-legal bond - and YUP, that's what it is. Giving up forever? No. Definitely a change in status? Big time.
Take a specific kind of head to get around that one - but I can't imagine a better attempt to take some of the loss out of adoption.