Search and Reunion

Search and reunion with your biological parents can be life-changing for an adoptee in a closed adoption. These guides will help prepare you for that journey, from how to get started with adoption records, to emotions you may experience along the way, and more.

Your Adoption Relationships

How to Talk With Your Friends About Adoption Preparing for Resistance in Your Search and Reunion [Potential Challenges] Adoption and Attachment [Your Complete Guide] . . . more articles

Finding Adoption Records

Finding Your Adoption Medical History [5 Methods] Find Your Adoption Mental Health History [Getting Answers] Finding Your Family History [Your Adoption Records] . . . more articles

Adoptees Looking for Birth Parents [Everything You Need to Know to Begin Your Search]

As an adoptee, finding your birth parents can be a challenging, but oftentimes, rewarding task. But where do you begin? This guide starts you on the right path.

Genetic Testing for Adopted Adults: Finding Your Birth Parents

Using genetic testing for adopted adults is a common way an adoptee can find information about their birth parents. Here, you can weigh some of the pros and cons.

How to Open Adoption Records [What to Know as an Adult Adoptee]

Adoption records include important information about you and your birth parents and are very useful tool when searching for your biological parents.

Should You Use an Adoption Reunion Registry

If you’re an adult adoptee searching for your birth parents, you want to utilize all resources and tools — reunion registries are a great place to start.

What Happens After Youâ��ve Found Your Birth Parents?

As an adoptee searching for your birth parents, finding them is only half the journey. What happens after you find them? This guide can help with what to expect.

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Adoptees Looking for Birth Parents [Everything You Need to Know to Begin Your Search]

As an adoptee, finding your birth parents can be a challenging, but oftentimes, rewarding task. But where do you begin? This guide starts you on the right path.

Using genetic testing for adopted adults is a common way an adoptee can find information about their birth parents. Here, you can weigh some of the pros and cons.

Adoption records include important information about you and your birth parents and are very useful tool when searching for your biological parents.

. . . read more