Adopt

• I have heard that the law about adoption has changed in Alberta. Is this true?
• How does the Child, Youth and Family Enhancement Act change the law about access to adoption records?
• We adopted an infant in Alberta in 1975. Can information about us be released to anyone?
• I placed my baby for adoption 20 years ago, and I do not want to have contact with my biological child now. Can I prevent the release of information that would identify me?
• If I did not file a disclosure veto, does this mean that my biological child will contact me?
• I did not hear about the changes to the law concerning adoption in Alberta and I did not file a disclosure veto. Is there anything I can do to prevent contact with my biological child?
• I am a birth parent who placed a child for adoption and I filed a disclosure veto before November 1, 2004. What effect does this veto have?
• I filed a disclosure veto but I’m not sure how I feel about being contacted by my biological child. Can I change my mind?
• I have just learned that my parents adopted me in 1992. How do the changes in adoption law affect me?
• Where can I obtain a disclosure veto?
• How do I contact the Post Adoption Registry?
• Is there any other assistance available to help me learn about these changes in the law?
• I am expecting and thinking about placing the baby for adoption. What rules will apply to the child and me?
• My adoption took place outside of Alberta. How can I access my adoption records?

Other Family-Related FAQs:

• Marriage
• Adult Interdependent Relationships

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