RELINQUISHMENT
Voluntary termination of parental rights; sometimes referred to
as a surrender or as making an adoption plan for one's child. 1
REUNION
A meeting between birthparent(s) and an adopted adult or between
an adopted adult and other birth relatives. The adopted adult may
have been placed as an infant and thus has no memory of the birthparent(s).
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SEARCH
An attempt, usually by birthparent, adopted person, or adoptive
parent (but sometimes by volunteers or paid consultants) to make
a connection between the birthparent and the biological child. 1
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