Open Adoption in Montana
Choosing Your Connection
Open adoption isn’t about “giving up”; it’s about gaining a support system. In Montana, you have the right to decide how much contact you want with the adoptive family.
- Pictures and Letters: Receive regular updates on your child’s milestones.
- In-Person Visits: Build a lifelong bond through scheduled meetups.
- Digital Connection: Stay in touch via email or private social media groups.
What is Open Adoption in Montana?
In an open adoption, you can talk with and stay connected to your child and their adoptive family. How much you talk can vary from person to person. Many birth mothers like open adoption because it feels better than having no contact.
Open vs. Closed Adoption in Montana
If you choose a closed adoption, you will have very little or maybe no contact with your child or your child’s family. You might choose this type of contact because you want more privacy.
Prior to giving birth, as they are planning their plan, some women say they want a closed adoption. They have the right to change their minds.
In a semi-open adoption, you get some updates about your child but don’t share personal information. This helps if you want to know how your child is doing but want some space.
Important Things About Open Adoption in Montana:
You can have a relationship with the adoptive parents and an age-appropriate relationship with your child.
Your relationship and the degree of contact can change over time.
Open adoption allows your child to learn more about their roots.
You have the right to choose how much contact you want, and then to choose a family that will honor that choice.
- Every open adoption is different.
Our Hearts Connect App
Our Hearts Connect app helps families stay connected. This app is great for open adoption because you can easily talk with your child and their family. You can share pictures and messages. This makes it easier for everyone to stay close.
If you’re thinking about open adoption, remember you have choices! It’s about finding what works for you and your child.
Montana Heartbeat: “I was so nervous about staying connected with people I only met for a little while, butKathy helped me find a family. I love them. I can’t believe how much. They send me photos online and videos. It’s so nice.” — Sarah, Birth Mother
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