Frequently Asked Questions
- Who can obtain identifying information?
- How old do I have to be to search/contact my birthmother/father?
- At what age can I search/contact my child?
- How can I prevent someone contacting me?
- Can I obtain information about a child my mother/father relinquished?
- What happens when a party to an adoption is deceased?
- Can I use Ancestrydna tests to search?
- I don’t have my birthfathers name, is there anything I can do?
- How do I adopt a child?
- I was raised by my mother. How do I find my father?
- I was raised by my father. How do I find my mother?
- How do I check if I’m adopted?
- Should I use a mediator?
- I want to contact my birthmother/father/child direct, what do I do?
- I am Aboriginal and part of the Stolen Generation, what help is available?
- I was a foster child/state ward, what help is available?
- I was born as a result of donor insemination or other assisted reproduction, what help is available?
- I was brought to Australia as a child migrant ward, what help is available?
- What agencies/support groups are there in Australia?
- Can you give me the addresses for Registries of Births, Deaths and Marriages?
- My adoption was in the UK, what can I do?
- My adoption was in New Zealand, what can I do?
- My adoption was overseas (not UK or NZ), what can I do?
- What fees do you charge?
- How can I join Adoption Jigsaw?
- Can I adopt my stepchild?
- Can I adopt a relative living overseas?