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    Nov 8, 2009, 07:23 PM
    How old do you have to be to see your birth parents?
    How old do you have to be to see your birth parents?. if you were adopted
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    Nov 8, 2009, 07:24 PM

    Depends on if it is a open or closed adoption. Normally in closed adoption you never see them. In fact you will never know who they are.

    In open adoption it will depend upon first the adoption agreement and the choices of the parents
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    Nov 8, 2009, 07:45 PM

    You need to be 18 to start a search for them on your own.

    Prior to 18--it's up to your adoptive parents.

    Even with open adoptions, there's no contract--it's an agreement between both sets of your parents. Ultimately, though, your adoptive parents are your LEGAL parents, and they get the final say.

    Why are you looking for your birth parents?
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    Dec 1, 2009, 05:39 PM
    In a closed adoption at 18 you can start looking for them. It is up to them if they want to see you or not. When you turn 18 and start looking, call the hospital about it, they can give you most information. Also, look at your birth certificate to.
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    Dec 1, 2009, 10:47 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by cheerbabe3230 View Post
    In a closed adoption at 18 you can start looking for them. It is up to them if they want to see you or not. When you turn 18 and start looking, call the hospital about it, they can give you most information. Also, look at your birth certificate to.
    Wrong.

    In an adoption, a new birth certificate is issued, showing the ADOPTIVE parents' names.

    Also, if you don't know either your birthparents' names or the hospital you were born in, NO hospital is going to release confidential patient information over the phone to someone just calling out of the blue.
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