What is Open Adoption?
The definition of Open Adoption is an adoption arrangement in which contact between the adoptive and biological parents is allowed or maintained.

During the process of Open Adoption, in most cases, the child’s birth mother picks who she will place her child with. This is a very difficult decision for the birth mother to make. This is who will raise, love, and parent her child. This will be mommy and daddy. Through Open Adoption, a birth mother has opportunity to stay in contact with the adoptive parents she has chosen and be connected with her child. Sometimes through visits, and other times simply through letters or email. Every situation is different and unique. Often adoptive parents at first feel very threatened by the concept of Open Adoption. They wonder if the child will be confused by “two” mommies. An important thing to remember with Open Adoption that it is shared Information, not shared roles. The adoptive parent will be the one nurturing, training and filling the role of a parent in the child’s life.

Here are a few links that will help you further understand and/or help you
get involved with open adoption.

Spokane Consultants
Useful information on open adoption services.

Insight: Open Adoption Resources and Support