Anne Patterson, licensed private investigator and adoptee conducts searches for adoptees, birth mothers and birth family members. The decision to search for a birth parent is usually one of great emotion and consideration.
Many adoptees have wonderful adoptive families, some have children of their own.
I truly believe that any bond already established within an adoptive family will not be undermined by finding answers. If a reunion is established, in no way can it replace years of bonding and love already shared in a family. For an adoptee, a reunion or finding answers can add a significant amount of happiness and peace to their lives. Reasons for searching are varied and individual, although they usually have common ground. The need to know who they look like, the surrounding circumstances that led to the adoption, the need to let a birth mother know that they are fine, and especially the need for medical information, are all common reasons for the desire to search.