Legal rights for adopted children

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Marklinbuyer@gmail.com - 31 May 2006 00:14 GMT

I was reading over on the http://athomepaternitytest.com site that
adopted children can use paternity tests to help identify their natural
parents and establish the child's legal rights.

I think I know who my birth parents are and where they are living. If
I can establish that they are in fact my birth parents, what legal
rights do I have? I am an adult now. I have not contacted them as of
yet.

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Lilmtncbn - 31 May 2006 00:31 GMT

> I was reading over on the http://athomepaternitytest.com site that
> adopted children can use paternity tests to help identify their natural
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> rights do I have? I am an adult now. I have not contacted them as of
> yet.

Legal rights for what?

Inheritance? A relationship? Information?

If they relinquished rights as your parents and you've been adopted,
then you have as many legal rights to encroach on them as a stranger
passing them in the mall would.

Which means none.

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J. - 31 May 2006 04:28 GMT

Generally speaking, your legal rights are no greater than those of any
stranger. But you'll need to identify the state in question to be
certain and to know whether there are any laws that would bar you from
contacting your biological parents. At least one state's laws impose
substantial penalties for contact under certain circumstances. That
law hasn't been tested that I know of, but you'll want to know what
risks your running before acting.

J.

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Family Forum / Parenting / Adoption / May 2006

Legal rights for adopted children