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EPISODE · Sep 9, 2023 · 1H 11M

Interview with VellaMae Travis

from The Adoption Files · host Ande Stanley

VellaaMae Travis is an adoptee from the closed state of Kentucky. Please join us as we talk about being born and adopted in a sealed state, and the difficutlies of pursuing records in Kentucky. We also discuss adovocacy, being married to another adopted person, and the challenges of raising a child as an adoptee. Mentioned in the show: Kentucky adoption law: Kentucky | Adoptee Rights Law Center California AB 1302: California Adoptee Rights | Adoptees United Inc. Reunion registries: the idea of a reunion registry is that the adopted person and family members can sign up and the registry will facilitate connection. With the advent of DNA tests, registries are no longer relevant.

Episode metadata supplied by the publisher feed · Published Sep 9, 2023

VellaaMae Travis is an adoptee from the closed state of Kentucky. Please join us as we talk about being born and adopted in a sealed state, and the difficutlies of pursuing records in Kentucky. We also discuss adovocacy, being married to another adopted person, and the challenges of raising a child as an adoptee. Mentioned in the show: Kentucky adoption law: Kentucky | Adoptee Rights Law Center California AB 1302: California Adoptee Rights | Adoptees United Inc. Reunion registries: the idea of a reunion registry is that the adopted person and family members can sign up and the registry will facilitate connection. With the advent of DNA tests, registries are no longer relevant.

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