What are the necessities in the process of adoption? There is no doubt in it that one of the elements defining an adoption is the degree of openness that exits or should exist between birthparents, adoptive parents and the adopted child. Well, there are several degrees of range regarding each one. While one is for open adoption, another is for closed adoption. It is to be noted in this respect, that the degree of openness is usually selected by the birthparents, therefore the adoptive parents may have to be adaptable in this regard. We are well concerned of the fact that open adoption involves the identification of information, that includes names and address and these are exchanged in due course. Both groups of parents are known to each other and are also fully concerned how to contact the other one. Indeed, this type of information is very helpful for the child to contact with his or her biological parents, once he or she grows up. The records kept are easier to obtain and any changes, such as name changes, are more likely to be documented. However, if one opts for closed adoption he or she must be certain that there is no such place for exchanges of information. So when you decide for closed adoption, which is practiced in several countries, be confident that you will not have any information of the biological parents of the adopted child. In this very process, the majority of contact is done by means of the agency. The chief role is therefore played by the adoption agency that determines which family to send a child and to maintain the secrecy no information is given either to the birthparents or the adoptive parents. There is no opportunity of communication between the sets of parents or with the child after they have opted for closed adoption. On the other hand, other details may be shared as each set of parents see fit. This type of adoption does at most times make it difficult for a child to find their biological parents. From time to time records can be sealed and changes are also drastically made to permanent records without much chance of recovering the original one.

Apart from these two conventional ones, there are also two other types of adoptions. While one is the semi-open adoption, the other is the semi-closed adoption. Though they are quite near to the notion of closed adoption, there are some striking differences. In a semi-open adoption the process of communication is allowed in the form of letters, gifts, photos etc. but they have to be sent through the adoption agency in order to allow both sets of parents some space, but in no means are allowed to have direct contacts. No doubt, the child will be allowed to know who their birth parent is and the agency will keep the birthparents informed about their child, but there will be no direct contact between the families. Whereas in the semi-closed adoption though there will be no contact between birthparents and adoptive parents, the birthparents will be able to look through a number of profiles of parents wanting to adopt in order to choose the parents for their child. But lastly, it is on the parents to select the suitable process for them. In many cases the parents decide for closed adoption depending on their circumstances and what they feel able to cope with.