My grandmother would like to find her nephew who was placed for adoption as an infant. His birthmother has passed away, and it was her last wish that the family find him. His biological siblings have no interest in finding him, but the rest of the family would love to find him!

so my mom had a baby and gave it up for adoption a long time ago straite out of the hospital and she had an open adoption, so she signed the birth certificate cause it didn’t matter,
now what happens in a closed adoption. is it the biological parents who sign it or the adopted? my mom says she thinks the biological parents do, and its closed off. if thats the case what happens in the future when the child would need a birth certificate for identification purposes? do they close of the original certificate so the adoption actually stays closed and then just get a new one with adopted parents signatures, or do the adopted parents just sign it at the hospital

I’ve always wondered what effects birth control has on an expecting mother and baby.
If a woman didn’t know she was pregnant and stayed on birth control, would it terminate her pregnancy or just give the baby birth defects?
I’m wondering, because I learned that the germinal period (time where the baby is most vulnerable) is from 2-8 weeks. So will it harm the baby if she didn’t know?

If a birth parent does revoke the consent after the waiting time is up but before the adoption is finalized, what does that mean for the adoption? Does everyone go into a custody battle over the child, or does the birth parent get the baby back? The Tennessee Law is just not easy for me to understand Thanks for your help.

I’m talking about the occasional case of a young woman who somehow ignores a pregnancy until a baby suddenly arrives. This often ends in tragedy when the girl panics and abandons the child. What influences could lead to this behavior?
1) On a small scale – what sort of family dynamics might she have, what sort of personality, etc. What might pre-dispose a young woman to ignoring a pregnancy?
2) On a larger scale, is our society somehow leading to this problem? Is there such shame involved with teen pregnancy? Is it a lack of resources for mothers? Is it an emphasis on career over motherhood? Or, could it be an emphasis on avoiding abortion? Any and all ideas are welcome.

If I gave birth to my daughter on August 24th and I take a pregnancy test today or tomorrow morning would it still show positive? Typically how long does it take to get all the pregnancy hormones out of your system? Im not breast feeding and havent been bleeding since my second week post partum. Thanks in advance for your answers.

I know that for some adoption agencies in the US and in some countries there are different rules for adoption. Previous depression, BMI, etc are also factors.
Are private adoptions subject to the same rules/conditions?