CHRISTIAN ADOPTION TERMS
1/2 C & 1/2 AA= 1/2 Caucasian & 1/2 African American
AA=African American
ADOPTION RELATIONSHIPS:
Closed Adoption=RELATIONSHIP that involves no contact between adoptive couple and birth parents after placement
Open Adoption=RELATIONSHIP with birth parents including photos, letters, regular communication, visits with each other and your adopted child on a regular basis
Semi-Open Adoption=RELATIONSHIP with birth parents including photos, letters, communication after placement--typically once a year (Christmas and/or child's birthday)
Bi-racial=Any 2 combined races
Birth Certificate=Original birth certificate is typically court sealed (no one gets to see it--including you--unless you acquire a court order); the state will issue a (new) 2nd birth certificate with the adoptive couples names listed as the child's birth parents.
Bf=Birth father
Bgf=Birth grandfather
Bgm=Birth grandmother
Bgps=Birth grandparents
Bm=Birth mother
Bps=Birth parents
CA=Christian Adoption
Finalization=Final adoption hearing that seals your adoption
Home Study=A summary about you and your spouse, your family (both immediate and extended); an overview of your lives
ICPC=Interstate ComPact Contract
MSW=Master of Social Work Degree
Sw=Social worker
TPR=Termination of Parental Rights
For more information please read Heather.*
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Deborah S. Hill P.O. Box 243 Coffeyville,
KS 67337
We are not an adoption agency, we are not registered, we are not licensed, and we are not professional counselors.
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