Types of Adoption
Types of Adoption
Bethany Christian Services of Middle Tennessee facilitates the following types of adoptions:
- Confidential or Closed Adoption- An adoption plan where birth and adoptive parents do not meet, do not share identifying information, and do not keep in contact.
- Semi-Open Adoption- An adoption plan where this is planned communication, spelled out in a written agreement, that takes place between the adoptive parents and birthparents while the child is growing up. This agreement and subsequent communication are arranged through Bethany Christian Services.
- Open Adoption- An adoption plan in which identifying information about birth and adoptive families is openly shared, and there is ongoing contact after placement.
- Designated Adoption/Independent Adoption- An adoption where birthparents identify a family without the assistance of Bethany Christian Services. Bethany is able to provide family assessments and facilitate placements for the adoptive family and birthparents.
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