An open adoption usually indicates the birth and adoptive parents know each others' identities. Participants in open adoptions maintain different types of contact after the adoption is finished. Open adoptions sometimes include visitation rights for the birth parent or parents. An interstate adoption is one in which the adoptive couple resides in a different state than the birth parent or parents. In such cases, an agency or attorney must work through the Interstate Compact Office of both states to ensure the adoption laws do not conflict.
Adoptions are also possible when the adoptive and birth parents reside in different countries.
For more information about different types of adoptions, contact a qualified attorney or agency.