Adoption in The United States - Search and Reunion

Search and Reunion

Many adopted people who were separated from their birth parents by adoption have a desire to reunite, and most would like family medical history information and access to any documents where they are mentioned. Often, birth parents who placed their infants want to reunite as well. In states which practice or have practiced confidential adoption, this has led to the creation of adoption reunion registries, and efforts to establish the right of adoptees to access their sealed records (for example, see AAC - American Adoption Congress, CUB - Concerned United Birthparents, Bastard Nation). Others join search and support groups, most of which are non-profit, or some hire investigative companies (see Adoption Search and Reunion) to locate birth families and adopted children.