Since my initial discover of the words Provisional Adoption Order on my birth certificate eight weeks ago I have been on a very steep learning curve.  I have had many a break-through but also suffered a number of set backs.  While I am working on a proper post which I hope to post later on this week I needed to post this.

After a wait of seven weeks the General Records Office have finally responded to my initial question.  That question was ‘what is my status now that I have discovered that I was not adopted?’  The earth shattering response that I have received is……’we are not able to give legal advice’  Thanks A. (who was too busy to even speak to me) and to D. for giving me some advice that was  wrong.  That answer was really worth waiting seven weeks for, especially as this does not answer the question.

The only bit of information that I was able to gain from the General Records Office was about the last person that they dealt with who had been provisionally adopted.  It turns out that he had been living in the USA with his adopted American family, had served in their armed forces and was established there.  When the truth of his provisional adoption was discovered, the American government started the process of deporting him as an illegal alien.  So there are others like me out there!

If you are someone that has experienced a ‘Provisional Adoption Order’ get in contact, I would love to hear from you.