Please complete and send the following to us in order to assist in our lobbying of the Province of Manitoba for changes to THE ADOPTION ACT.

 

Name: City or Town:

Status:

Did the adoption take place in Manitoba? YESNO

Please check your answers to the following questions that are issues with the terms of The Adoption Act:

  • Do you think that the children of a deceased adoptee should be able to register to locate their parent's (the deceased adoptee's) birthfamily?

    YES

    NO

  • Do you think that an adult adoptee should have the right to be given their full birthname, and not just their given names?

    YES

    NO

  • Do you think that a copy of the original Decree of Final Adoption should be altered by the Court of Queen's Bench, to remove the last name (mother's surname) from the document to deprive the adoptee of their full birthname?

    YES

    NO

  • Do you think that a non-disclosure veto should be allowed to prevent the disclosure of identifying information?

    YES

    NO

  • Do you think that a no-contact veto, with a penalty of up to $20,000 should be placed against either party to prevent any contact by that person?

    YES

    NO

  • Do you think that grandparents should have the right to register and to search for grandchildren when the birthparent is deceased?

    YES

    NO

    Thank you for talking time to complete this questionnaire which we hope will contribute to the successful opening of adoption records in Manitoba.

 


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