Searching for Biological Parents
Searching for Biological Parents
The attitude of most adoptive parents to their children’s desire to search for their birth parents has changed as well. In the past, adoptive parents often viewed their child’s desire to search for his or her biological parents as a rejection of themselves and their family unit. Unwilling to upset their adoptive parents, many adopted people searched for their birth parents in secret or waited until their adoptive parents died before beginning their search. Many adopted people feel that they must find the answers to certain questions about their origins before they can go forward with their lives. Today many adoptive parents support their adult child’s search for his or her biological parents. Some states have developed adoption registries through which adult adopted individuals and birth parents can locate each other. Some states require registration, while others simply encourage voluntary participation in their registry programs. (1)
In this Section: Adoption, Adoption and Foster Care, Adoption Contents (including Adoptions by Relatives or Stepparents, Agency and Private-Placement Adoptions, Adoptions: Intermediaries and Materially Assisting Persons and Open and Closed Adoptions), Adoption Legal Issues, International Adoption, Psychological Stress and Adoption Support Groups, Telling Adopted Children About Their Adoption, Searching for Biological Parents and Transracial Adoptions.
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