How to Find an Adopted Sibling & What to Consider

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flowerHow to Find an Adopted Sibling

My name is David Oates, I am the Head Researcher at Relative Connections, you can view my LinkedIn by clicking here. I’m the director of the adoption support agency which is regulated by Ofsted.  I’ve spoken about finding long lost family on BBC Radio 5 and was part of the featured team on BBC1’s Family Finders TV series.

Families that stay together forever are sadly not as common as they used to be, with over 50% of all marriages resulting in divorce. As well as affecting the adults in this kind of situation, the children involved are also greatly impacted with siblings, half siblings  and adopted siblings losing touch with each other as part of what can be an extremely painful and drawn-out affair.

While children most often don’t have any say in the break up of the family unit, they are still emotionally impacted by being torn away from their brothers and sisters. Naturally, siblings will often seek each other out later in life, which can be a tricky thing to do and when someone tries to find an adopted sibling , getting a successful result gets even harder still.

Finding the Right Help

People naturally want to get in contact with lost brothers and sisters, evidenced by the fact that sibling searches are one of our most popular services. However, when the sibling in question is adopted into the family, it can make the job of finding them quite a bit more complicated than it otherwise would be with biological siblings.

The trouble faced by anyone trying to find an adopted sibling  is that there are complicated laws that exist in this country and abroad to protect everyone involved in the adoption process. This means that even with a name and date of birth, searches made by companies claiming to be able to help in this regard will often end up with no positive result.

Of course, you could try contacting the adoption agency or check the adoption register yourself, which can, on occasion, prove successful. Unfortunately, though, you only have to check a few adopted sibling forum boards to see that it’s an approach that regularly winds up in disappointment. That can all change, however, when you have specialist help on your side.

An Ofsted Adoption Support Agency

At Relative Connections, we’re not like any other company you might encounter when trying to find an adopted sibling , as our methods are far more wide-ranging and targeted. We work closely together with Joanna North Associates, an Ofsted Outstanding Adoption Support Agency company with a particular specialism in finding lost adopted family members.

This expertise and know-how is something that allows our customers get the positive outcomes they’re looking for. With an in-depth knowledge of adoption rules, practices and everything else that’s required, the adoption intermediary services they offer can get you the results you’re looking for when everything and everyone else has failed.

Get in Touch With the Adoption Support Experts Today

So, if what we’ve spoken about here sounds familiar to you and you are, yourself, trying to find an adopted sibling , we’d love to hear from you. We understand what an emotionally-draining process it can be to continually draw a blank when attempting to locate a long-lost loved one, but we’ll do our utmost to achieve a positive result.

Of course, we can’t control the outcome, but we can provide you with guidance and support along your journey. For more information on this or anything relating to the services we provide, take a look around our website where you should find everything you need to know.

If after doing so, you still have questions or you’d like to get started on tracing someone close dear to you, all you need to do is call us on 0113 282 5900.