The Effects of Adoption on a Family

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There are common ordeals and situations that can trouble a family emotionally, physically, and psychologically. Adoption is one situation a family must encounter when a child is born without a proper system of support to sustain life after birth. The causes for a family to make a heartfelt decision to place a child for adoption can have dramatic effects on the birth parents, adoptive parents, and child (Adoptee), even if the decision is meant for the best.

The birth parents are affected by the thought of loss of a child due to the adoption placement procedure during pregnancy because their unplanned arrival of a child and life plans will take an unexpected turn as new parents. A struggle takes place mostly when the decision is made by the birth parents to follow through with placing their child for adoption to gain relief that a better future is in store for their baby and themselves, but a sense of loss still lingers in their lives. Everyone involved in this process affects the birth parent’s judgment and detachment to their child after birth because mixed feelings can emerge due to their decision which will cease the parental rights they have. (Information Gateway) If an agency is involved, there are four rights that apply towards custody: Confidential, Minimal, Moderate, and Maximum.

Confidential is when adoptive parents have no identifying background information and no contact with birth parents ever. Minimal gives birth parents and/or adoptive parents only non-identifying information (e.g., age, medical history) exchanged through an intermediary. Moderate states that birth parents and adoptive parents share identifying information but no plan is established for farther contact. Finally, Maximum is when birth parents and ad...

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