Deceased relatives adoption papers

[Mary from Italy]

Woman wins permission to look at late father's adoption files

Court grants request on basis that father, his birth mother and adoptive parents are all known or assumed to be dead

http://www.theguardian.com/law/2014/...on-files-court

I like this news and hope it happens more often although I am sure some will disagree.

[Merry]

I agree with you, Maggie.

[Olde Crone]

I think the Judge is being rather naive in stating that "all parties are dead" - not necessarily so, the birth mother could still be alive. Also naive to think that the woman will not attempt to contact any descendants, of course she will, she won't be able to resist!

OC

[Merry]

True, OC, but that would have also been the case had the lady's father decided to learn more about his adoption before his death.

[Olde Crone]

Oh, I agree Merry, just think it was naive as a reason for allowing access! And of course, adoptees have to have mandatory counselling before they can access their adoption files. This lady won't.

OC

[Tilly Mint]

Originally Posted by maggie_4_7

I like this news and hope it happens more often although I am sure some will disagree.

Ooh, I like this too, Maggie!

[Asa]

I think 80+ years after the adoption is a fair enough length of time. I do sort of feel living adoptees should have the option to state that we never wish our files to be accessed by anyone else.

[Merry]

Asa, do you mean where the adoptee has seen the file or where they haven't or both?

[Asa]

Both Merry. I haven't got any children so there would be no one who have justification to see it. But I'd like the choice to not let anyone look at mine.