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It has been around for about 20 years.
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It’s actually been around a lot longer.
Open adoption used to be the only type of adoption, but in the mid to late thirties, things really changed, and the world of closed adoption was introduced. It was also about this time that the words “bastard” and “illegitimate” were removed for the adopted child’s birth certificate. It was also about the same time that birth certificate changes took place, and sealed records were required.
Open adoption, as a recent revolution, started taking place in the early to mid seventies. A select few attorneys and agencies advocated for openness because they believed it helped the child.
I am an adoptee, born and raised in an open adoption in 1973.