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Adoption is the process to legally transfer parental responsibilities for a child from one family to another. Learn what’s involved in adopting a child or placing a child for adoption.
Adoption is the process to legally transfer parental responsibilities for a child from one family to another. Learn what’s involved in adopting a child or placing a child for adoption.


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===Can a birth mother choose an open adoption?===
===Can a birth mother choose an open adoption?===
Yes, the birth parents and adoptive parents can choose to communicate with each other after a child is adopted. Before an adoption order is made, the birth parents and adoptive parents can agree on how much and what type of ongoing communication or contact they want after the adoption. If an agreement isn’t made before the adoption order, they can register with the post-adoption openness registry. Our information on [[Adoption Registries (Script 146)|adoption registries]] (no. 146) has more on open adoptions.
Yes, the birth parents and adoptive parents can choose to communicate with each other after a child is adopted. Before an adoption order is made, the birth parents and adoptive parents can agree on how much and what type of ongoing communication or contact they want after the adoption. If an agreement isn’t made before the adoption order, they can register with the post-adoption openness registry. Our information on [[Adoption Registries (No. 146)|adoption registries (no. 146)]] has more on open adoptions.


===What if I want to adopt a child from another country?===
===What if I want to adopt a child from another country?===
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:Web: [https://www.bcadoption.com/ bcadoption.com]  
:Web: [https://www.bcadoption.com/ bcadoption.com]  


[updated February 2019]
'''The above was last reviewed for legal accuracy by [http://gov.bc.ca/mcfd Adoption Branch], Ministry of Children & Family Development.'''


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