Home for the Holidays

by Wendy Freund, MSEd., LCSW

Just the mention of “home” brings to mind returning to one’s loved parents in time to drink eggnog and open presents under the tree with “Have Yourself a Very Merry Christmas” blaring in the background. While many adopted people have had wonderful homes with the joys of being loved by family members, they are often still missing that first chapter of their lives.  New York State has yet to unseal birth certificates and with two bills on the table, 2012 looks like the year to take action!  Adopted people over the age of 18 need to be able to obtain their original birth certificates.  Support A 2003-A Weprin which enacts adoptee rights clarifying language and procedures for obtaining birth certificates and medical histories for adoptees or S5783 LANZA to establish the Bill of Adoptee Rights.

Wendy Freund, MSEd., LCSW
917.523.8143

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