CLOSED ADOPTION
An adoption that involves total confidentiality and sealed records.
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DISCLOSURE
The release or transmittal of previously hidden or unknown information.
1
EXTENDED FAMILY
A child's relatives (other than parents) such as aunts, uncles,
grandparents, and sometimes even close friends. 1
FOSTER CHILDREN
Children who have been placed in the State's or county's legal custody
because their birth parents were deemed abusive, neglectful, or
otherwise unable to care for them. 1
FOSTER PARENTS
State- or county-licensed adults who provide a temporary home for
children whose birth parents are unable to care for them. 1
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