In a paper that consists of five pages the various options of children that wish to contact their biological parents or parents that seek to find the children they gave up for adoption are discussed with such issues as cost effective measures such as agencies, use of the Internet, consulting and counseling agencies. There are six bibliographic sources cited.
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who wishes to seek his or her birth parents, the options available today are far more extensive than they were just a few years ago. Traditionally, state adoption records were
sealed and inaccessible. Although this is still usually the case, there are alternative methods for searching for individuals now available. Recently there has been a proliferation of web sites which
offer searching services, consultation on searching techniques, and counselling for pre-search and post-search birth parents and children. Traditionally there have been several
types of adoption options available and depending on the original method of adoption, the information available to the birth mother after the adoption may vary. Agency adoptions are the most
common route for adoption. Licensed public and private agencies help birth parents and adoptive parents through each stage of the adoption process including arranging the appropriate legal and health records.
These agencies which can be owned and operated on a local, state, national or international level (Gilman, 1995). Traditionally confidentiality agreements are signed and most adoption records are sealed through
agency adoptions. Foreign adoptions have increased greatly in recent years and involve a great deal of paperwork on state and international levels. Parents interested in foreign adoptions can arrange these
adoptions directly with foreign governments or have agencies working on their behalf. Independent adoptions bypass adoption agencies and locate a birth mother by contacting lawyers, doctors, friends or even advertising
in the classifieds if legal in that state. State regulations regarding independent adoptions vary widely but in most cases the birth parents surrender their legal right to the child and
the adoption is then finalized by the court (Gilman, 1995). While birth parents may decide to keep the child and change their mind about giving the child up for adoption,