What is the difference between public and private adoption?

Public refers to an adoption facilitated by the state. The children  involved in public adoptions were removed from their family due to abuse  and/or neglect and the parents' rights were terminated by the  court. Private adoptions are facilitated by private agencies or an attorney. In private adoptions, the biological parents relinquish their  parental rights to allow their child to be adopted.

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3. Is an adopted child really mine?
4. Is it expensive to adopt a child?
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