Hundreds apply to see or block the opening of adoption records in New Brunswick
FREDERICTON — Just weeks after the New Brunswick government opened a century of adoption records there is growing interest from people who want to know more about their past, and those who want that information kept secret.
“Most adoptees just want to look in their birth mother’s eyes and say, ‘This is who I am’,” said Marie Crouse, president of Parent Finders New Brunswick. The volunteer organization helps adoptees and birth parents in the reunion process.
As of April 1, people can apply to the province for birth records related to adoption.
There have been more than 23,000 registered adoptions in New Brunswick, according to Anne Mooers, a spokeswoman for the Department of Social Development.