• General History or Update Information

  A background history can be requested by adopted persons at age 18 without adoptive parental consent and before age 18 with parental consent. This does not include names and addresses.
  

• Referral Assistance to the Maine State Adoption Reunion Registry

  Those who are seeking to meet their birth mother or birth child are informed of the Maine State Adoption Reunion Registry and encouraged to register. We will provide the information and registration form.

• Support Services

  We will offer emotional support to those requesting services while protecting the privacy of the parties involved.

• Seeking Mutual Consents for a Meeting

  There are three requirements for requesting a meeting.

  1. The person requesting the meeting must show poof that he or she is registered with the Maine Adoption Reunion Registry.
  2. The adoptee must be an adult (18 years or older).
  3. A notarized, written consent of the parties is required prior to sharing information.

• Facilitating the Meeting

  When a meeting is agreed upon by an adult adoptee and his or her birth mother, a social worker shall facilitate and be present at the initial meeting.

• Providing Follow-up

  The social worker will make a follow-up contact to offer assistance and support. Adult adoptees, birth families, and adoptive families are encouraged to provide feedback to Saint Andre's and to seek support services.

Post Adoption
Program Fees

Record Review Services:    $75.00

In conducting a search for you, we start by focusing on the records we have on file at the agency. Our staff will search our internal file systems, retrieve and review all records pertaining to your case, and prepare a written summary of all the non-identifying medical and social information contained in your file. Our staff will pay particular attention to any specific questions you raised in your inquiry.

Active Search Services:    $50/hr

Our active search services require much more time and effort and are more costly. If you contract for an active search, our staff will complete the passive review before actively pursuing contact with the party you are seeking.

If contact can be established, more information will be requested, including (but not limited to) a current update, more detailed medical information, a description of life history to date, possible exchange of photographs, and possible exchange of letters.

It is important to note that Saint Andre Home will protect the confidentiality of all parties involved in a post adoption search activity, unless there are other mutually agreed conditions in writing. If the parties agree to a reunion, Saint Andre Home will act as a facilitating agent if requested to do so by both parties.

Family Counseling:         $50/hr

Fees for services relating to family counseling, disrupted adoption, or other hourly services will be billed at the rate of $50 per hour, with an initial $100 retainer .