Discovering where you come from can be one of the most meaningful journeys of your life. For adoptees, the search for birth parents often feels like uncovering a vital piece of their story-a puzzle ...

Oct. 9 (UPI) --After 46 years of searching, 64-year-old María Soto was reunited with her twin daughters, María Laura and Valeska, who were given up for adoption without her consent in 1979 when they ...

I can't speak for all adult adoptees, but after interviewing several over the years I can say that many of us have trouble feeling completely comfortable wherever we are—no matter how welcomed we may ...

Alicia Mae Holloway tells PEOPLE she was stunned to learn her adoptive mother had secretly exchanged letters with her ...

Birth parents, both mothers and fathers, are a key piece of the adoption puzzle. The vast majority make the difficult decision to place their child for adoption out of what they perceived to be the ...

Under current Family Services Act, adoption records are sealed and the identities of children, birth parents and adoptive parents are protected. An adopted child and parent must b ...