My daughter is 14 and we’ve had an OA all of her life. Distance, logistics, life and finances have made some times better than others – but we’ve always maintained a rather close relationship – if no way else than via the phone and email. Three years ago, my daughters parents separated and got a [...]
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A twist on an open adoption court case
This one has to do with post-adoption relationships between adoptive relatives. From The Weekly Case Summary from The National Center for Adoption Law & Policy at Capital University in Columbus, OH, week of July 14, 2009 The Court of Appeals of Ohio, Second Appellate District, reversed the juvenile court’s order that granted continued visitation rights [...]
How do I tell my son’s birth parents that we’re divorcing?
My husband and I recently separated and are headed to divorce. My marriage is over and I will be a single mom to our son who is adopted. His birth parents placed him with us because they were not ready to get married and they wanted him to be raised by two parents. I am [...]
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