New Quebec Law Makes It Easier for Adopted Children to Find Birth Parents

Adults who were adopted in Quebec now have the right to obtain the names of their biological parents, regardless of whether the parents chose to keep their identities hidden or not.

Lise Emond, the Montreal delegate for Mouvement Retrouvailles, asserts that this is a transformation that her organization has been diligently pursuing for a considerable period of time. “Throughout all these years, every piece of information was kept confidential,” she clarified. “They would provide us with details such as your mother’s age and the color of her eyes.”

In 2018, the mother was granted the authority to exercise a veto, expressing her desire to keep her name confidential. With the introduction of Bill 2, they are now disclosing the name.

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