Open adoption is an adoption where the adoptive parents want the birth parents to continue contact. Some adoptive parents agree to send photos at regular intervals. Others might even plan to allow the birth parents to have visitation rights. A closed adoption, on the other hand, is one where the parties will have no contact after the legal adoption has been completed. It’s important to note that, in an open adoption, the New Jersey courts will generally not enforce an agreement that obligates the legal (adoptive) parents to allow contact with the birth parents. Even if the parties agree to maintain contact, it is ultimately the adoptive parents’ choice once the legal adoption proceedings are complete.