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At my orientation, they told us Florida is a closed state, and the parents of the older children we want to adopt will have no idea where their child is, I guess this makes me feel better. I wouldn't want an abusive person "comming after" my child. But it also makes me wonder. What do you do when your child wants to call home?
It also makes me wonder, how do they deal with infant adoptions in a closed state? How sad never to know your birthmom.
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I'm hoping to see definative replies to your question. I am an adoptive mother who is on this Web site to begin searching for my youngest son's birth mother. MY *baby* is about to turn 19 yrs. old, is in the Navy, and wants to try to locate his birth mother. As promised to him many years ago, I'll move heaven & earth to try & locate her. We adopted my son as a newborn in Clearwater, FL. We had a private adoption, through a lawyer, who is now a Judge in Clearwater. I am going to contact him this week to see what I can do. I am sincerely hoping that Florida is NOT a closed state. (I am currently living in AL.) Good luck to all of you waiting to adopt. Your wait will be worth it!
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I think it's important to understand the differences here between waiting child/foster care adoption and domestic parental placement (AKA 'private') adoption.
In waiting child/foster care, the child has most likely been removed from their biological parents' care due to abuse or neglect. Because of this, many states don't promote or provide contact information for bio and adoptive parents to protect from future abuse/neglect.
In domestic parental placement, the childs' biological parents choose their child's adoptive parents. Most of these are open or semi-open arrangements, while some are still closed. While almost every state does not acknowledge open adoption agreements, and they are not legally binding, they do happen quite frequently.
HTH,
Regina, AMom to Ryan Joshua Thomas
Hi. I was adopted as an infant in Florida in 1980. My adoption was a closed one done through a private attorney. It is very difficult to try and find out anything about my biological family. I am trying desperately to find out something - anything. I did contact the lawyer that handled my case, however, he refused to speak with me at all.
Good luck in your searching and adoptions. Please, allow the adoption to be open - at least the child can know where they come from one day.
Jenna K. O'Neal:(