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Member Since: March 2006 Posts: 5,866 Send Message	Lady Cutie	Report	14 Sep 2007 18:29
Member Since: March 2006 Posts: 5,866 Send Message	Hi , is there anyone who could point me in the right direction please my brother in law wants to send for his adoption papers . he was adopted in huntingdon Cambridgeshire in 1942 when he was 5yrs old . would he have to get in touch with huntingdon court where the adoption took place thanks for any help that you can give me. Hazel
Member Since: January 2007 Posts: 1,072 Send Message	Phyllis	Report	14 Sep 2007 18:44
	hi Hazel, 1st has he got is birth cert not his adoptive one, that should give hime mothers name and a ref no. he will then be asked to see a social worker to help him and his family through all the formalities. The social worker has to go to the courts etc for the info. If you want more details PM me and I will fill you in completely Phyllis
Member Since: September 2004 Posts: 353 Send Message	Geraldine	Report	15 Sep 2007 03:08
	If you go to www.gro.gov.uk and click into adoptions it will explain the procedure on how your brother in law can apply for his original birth certificate (if he hasn't already got it) and adoption file. Also, it explains the pre 1975 mandatory counselling that is necessary. Cheers Gerry
Member Since: February 2006 Posts: 37,870 Send Message	Silly Sausage	Report	23 Feb 2008 00:29
	nudge for Daryl