hello, fathers anyone?

[Robin Harritt]

Hello, if there's anyone still here.

Anyone traced their natural father's family, was his name on the birth
certificate? What is there was some uncertainty? Anyone traced siblings on
their father's side that have also been adopted? How did you prove the
relationship if the father's name wasn't on various birth certificates? Is
tracing a father's other children (when he's not on the birth
certificates) who were also adopted, something that has been overlooked by
the new law?

Has anyone tried using the new Section 98 of the Adoption & Children Act
2002 to get an adoption support agency or adoption agency to trace an
adopted person? What do you think about fees being charged by some
adoption support agencies (can be around £450 or even more)?

Robin Harritt

http://harritt.net

[Robin Harritt]

Sorry, top posting (I think it makes sense on this occasion)

Has it really come to this, an empty newsgroup, is there really no one out
there on Usenet anymore? Have you all defected to MSN or have these new
adoption laws solved every post adoption probelem known to mankind? I
think not.

Robin Harritt

http://harritt.net

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Post by Robin Harritt
Hello, if there's anyone still here.
Anyone traced their natural father's family, was his name on the birth
certificate? What is there was some uncertainty? Anyone traced siblings on
their father's side that have also been adopted? How did you prove the
relationship if the father's name wasn't on various birth certificates? Is
tracing a father's other children (when he's not on the birth
certificates) who were also adopted, something that has been overlooked by
the new law?
Has anyone tried using the new Section 98 of the Adoption & Children Act
2002 to get an adoption support agency or adoption agency to trace an
adopted person? What do you think about fees being charged by some
adoption support agencies (can be around £450 or even more)?
Robin Harritt
http://harritt.net

[Ray Ingham]

Post by Robin Harritt
Sorry, top posting (I think it makes sense on this occasion)
Has it really come to this, an empty newsgroup, is there really no one out
there on Usenet anymore? Have you all defected to MSN or have these new
adoption laws solved every post adoption probelem known to mankind? I
think not.
Robin Harritt
http://harritt.net
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Post by Robin Harritt
Hello, if there's anyone still here.
Anyone traced their natural father's family, was his name on the birth
certificate? What is there was some uncertainty? Anyone traced siblings on
their father's side that have also been adopted? How did you prove the
relationship if the father's name wasn't on various birth certificates? Is
tracing a father's other children (when he's not on the birth
certificates) who were also adopted, something that has been overlooked by
the new law?
Has anyone tried using the new Section 98 of the Adoption & Children Act
2002 to get an adoption support agency or adoption agency to trace an
adopted person? What do you think about fees being charged by some
adoption support agencies (can be around £450 or even more)?
Robin Harritt
http://harritt.net

Perhaps you have done an excellent job Robin and everyone involved with UK
adoption searches has found their natural family and is happy with the
result.
I think not as well!!
Ray

[Rod Bryan]

Post by Robin Harritt
Anyone traced their natural father's family, was his name on the birth
certificate? What is there was some uncertainty? Anyone traced siblings on
their father's side that have also been adopted? How did you prove the
relationship if the father's name wasn't on various birth certificates? Is
tracing a father's other children (when he's not on the birth
certificates) who were also adopted, something that has been overlooked by
the new law?

This is a potential issue for my adopted son. He has been with us for 18
months, now aged 7, and we have tried to compile as much information as
possible about his birth family so that he will be able to contact them (or
not) in time to come.

However, there is no father named on his original birth certificate, and his
birth mother refuses to provide any information, if indeed she does know his
identity.
My fear is that her lifestyle may mean she will not be around to answer his
questions when he can do the research himself, and therefore I wonder if
there is any action we can take now to help him in later life. I realise
there is probably no real solution, but any thoughts would be welcome.

RB