October 20, 2006, Newsletter Issue #71: Independent adoption

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About one-third of non-related child adoptions in the US each year are accomplished through independent adoption, also called private or direct adoption. Independent adoption is sometimes confused with open adoption, in which the birthparents and the adoptive parents have knowledge of each other. But in most cases, independent adoptions can be either open or confidential.

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