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AdoptionHaving a Baby and Giving the Baby Up for AdoptionIf you have your baby and give the baby up for adoption, you give up all of your parental rights to someone else. Only you can decide to give your baby up for adoption. You CANNOT be forced by your parents, the baby's father, or anyone else to place your baby up for adoption. You may have heard the terms "open adoption" and "closed adoption." In open adoption, you pick who adopts your baby. You know who they are and they know who you are. Usually, you stay in contact with the adoptive family and the child. The exact amount and type of contact is worked out between you and the adoptive parents, but the adoptive parents have final say. In closed adoption, you do not know who the adoptive parents are and they do not know who you are. Neither type of adoption is necessarily better or worse than the other. You will have to decide which is best for you given your individual situation. If you are considering adoption, there are organizations that can provide you with more information and connect you with adoption agencies and potential adoptive parents. Statewide:Texas Department of Family and Protective Services National:Adoption.com |
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