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We had the same (almost) situation with our daughter. She was 7 when we started the process and a family member came from nowhere. It was a distant aunt that she never knew and the child had been in care for several years.
The social worker thought if the aunt was offered an open adoption she would back off of pursuing custody. I was willing to agree to almost anything at the time, and I don't think the aunt was a threat.
If it had been the birthparents, who had harmed and neglected her, I would have tried to word it where it was almost impossible for them to see her. Any sign of drug or alcohol abuse, any arrests, ect and all visits would cease.
Open adoption in foster care is so different than open adoption where an adoption plan is made during the pregnancy.
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