How can I find out information about my biological family?

If you are adopted, or if you placed a child for adoption, or if you are the biological sibling of an adopted person, you may wish to learn more about your birth family. The New York State Health Department’s Adoption Registry can help and even facilitate a reunion. More information can be accessed by going to www.health.ny.gov/vital_records/adoption.

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1. Do I have to own my own home to be a Foster Parent?
2. Can I work and still be a Foster Parent?
3. How old do I have to be to become a Foster Parent?
4. Does my spouse have to participate in the process to become a Foster Parent?
5. Who are the children requiring foster care?
6. Can I choose the age, sex, race and number of children I want to provide foster care to?
7. Do foster children need to have their own rooms?
8. Does foster care lead to adoption?
9. If I foster a child do I have to let biological parents visit in my home?
10. How much do I get paid for Foster Parenting?
11. What supports are available for Foster Parents?
12. How do I get started in the Foster Parent process?
13. What children are waiting for adoption?
14. What are special needs?
15. What if I don't have the financial means to adopt a special needs child?
16. What if I want to adopt a baby?
17. What if I want to adopt a foreign child?
18. What if I want a Homestudy done so I can adopt privately?
19. What is involved in an Agency Homestudy?
20. Can I become a Foster Parent and then adopt the child in my home?
21. What if I adopt a child and months or year later I have a problem that I cannot handle?
22. How can I find out information about my biological family?