Can you get a child back after adoption?

Question

Could someone please tell me, if someone has put a child up for adoption can they get that child back after a few years? do they have a right to know where the child is etc

Answer 1

theyre should be some kind of program
where they get adopted
but you can still have visitation
write letters, etc.

Answer 2

Donna if you have adopted you child out it is possible to get it back but i would not hold much hope dear you signed them papers under what pressures where you when signing the papers were you persuaded by any one were you in a frame of mind to make these decisions at the time many questions you need to go to a solicitor a good one who deals in family law and it will be expensive see what the legal status is on the issue don't ask on here you should do this in a responsible way Dave also when you are asked questions always think of the consequences of your actions your decision can come back to haunt you you did not think through what it would be like without your child and only thing i can say is who ever advised you on adoption were not the right people to advise you i feel there was pressure from a boy or parent telling you to get rid of it and you did now it is chewing you up inside good luck if you need a chat feel free i am a mentor and work with young people good luck go see a solicitor for proper advice

Answer 3

Unless the birth mother can prove she was coerced/forced into signing over the baby there is no way to reverse an adoption. If it is a closed adoption there is no way to find them until the child is 18 and can be found through the adoption registry. If it is a semi-open adoption the birth mother should be receiving photos and letters from the family and would know how the baby is doing. She could write a letter that is delivered through the agency, but not know where the baby is. If it is an open adoption the birthmother already knows where the baby lives.

The birthfather's rights can be much different. Depending on if he actually signed off and was involved in the adoption or if his rights were relinquished legally.

Answer 4

Afraid not , when you put your child up for adoption you are given just 1 year to change your mind if by the end of that year you still have not changed your mind then that is it .
Were is it you live ? The reason I ask is because there may be a support group in your area called After Adoption they are made up of people who have been involved in adoption in some way or another through being a adopter , Birth Mother or adopted parent but they will help you . I know this because I had two children adopted & After Adoption helped me be reunited with them , now I am going to be a Grand Mother on 26th December 2007 by my daughter & she wants me at the birth give them a ring

Answer 5

No you can’t. There is a window of opportunity that birthparents can get a birthchild back this can be from few days up to a few months it depends on the where the adoption takes place, its not years.

Putting your child up for adoption means you don’t have any legal right to them period. One exception would be an Open adoptions and even in that case it’s the few states where Open adoption is legally binding. Another exception would be if the adoption wasn’t done properly. And of course if the biological father never knew about the child, never and the courts/agency never tried to contacted him to ask him if he wanted to sign his rights away.

If everything was legit you could contact the adoption agency you went through to see if the family is willing to have some type of open or semi open contact with you. If not then you’ll just have to wait till thus child turns 18 to seek them out and see if he or she wants to meet with you etc.

Answer 6

No, they cannot get the child back after a few years. I think initially you have 30 days from the date of the adoption. Neither are they told where the child is. You are entitled to other information though such as whether the couple have other children, their ages and any other non identifying information. If you are in Australia, contact "Jigsaw". This is a registry where you can express interest in finding your child and register your name and contact details and your child can also submit their details. This is how I was reunited with my daughter! We both had our names on the registry. She found ME, after 19 years. She is now 37 and has a wonderful husband and two little girls. We keep in contact almost daily and have a very close relationship.

Answer 7

There are ways My personal experience I did get my children back after adoption but it was only because I had an open adoption and kept in contact with them. I lived in small town so I always knew what my children were doing ect...even went to same church...Turns out the older my children became the less interested the adoptive parents became. I had 6 children altogether 3 one home 3 another home. Unfortunately there was abuse and neglect going on in both homes. Not feeding them, not letting them wash clothes no shampoo body soap and several other things. This was punishment for not doing something. Only the punishment lasted several days weeks. Some things the adoptive parents did to my children were just unbelievable...make long story short I went to court house and talked to guardian of litem (child attorney) investigation kids given back to me turns out adoptive parents told lies about me being drunk which I wasn t I was new in town but later established to be a respected person. Mistakes are made but not that often took 7 years all together to regain custody..only if adoptive parents agree to give child back or you can prove that living in the home will cause severe damage to childs physical and mental wellbeing thanks for listeningl

Answer 8

Chances are highly unlikely that a child would be returned to its birth mother after a legal adoption. Maybe if you could prove abuse in the adoptive home, or if the adoptive parents agreed to give up custody, but beyond that, I don't think it would be likely to happen. Besides, it wouldn't be in the child's best interest!

There are different types of adoption. An open adoption would allow the biological parents to get information about the child. You could stay in touch through letters, but it is up to the adoptive parents to decide when and if they will let the child see the letters.

Answer 9

Depends if it was a closed adoption or open adoption. If it was closed, the birth mother will not know where the child is, and will not be able to find out unless the child attempts to contact them.

Answer 10

The second part of the question depends upon the guidelines set in the adoption agreement.

There is no way to get the child back after the adoption is finalized. There is a six-month period after the parents take custody for any claims or protests to be filed. After that period has expired, and a judge has signed the adoption paperwork, there is no way it can be overturned, including claims of fraud or diress.

Answer 11

No, not till the child is 18.

Adoption means like owning that child as if it was your own, unlike being fostered where you can / could get back a child.

If a child you know has been adopted I'm affaid that child doesnt belong to the birth parents now. They have no rights.