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In Missouri, if parents voluntarily sign, they have no say in what happens to the child. (So no incentive in that regard.) In Missouri, all adoptions through foster care are closed. There are no binding open adoption agreements. If foster parents choose contact after adoption that's up to them, but there are not any binding agreements.
Also, voluntary vs. involuntary, does make a difference in the removal of future children. Voluntary relinquishment does not automatically mean removal of future children. So that might be the incentive for parents to voluntarily sign. Which many in Missouri do end up voluntarily signing, (I've heard). Friends of ours adopted through foster care also and the mom of their kiddos ended up signing voluntarily on the day the TPR hearing was supposed to take place.