> > > When you refer to "that young man" I assume you mean the one who > > > fathered your aunt's child. > > > > > > [email protected] > > > > No, I refer to the young man who doesn't know he's adopted. I > > believe that eventually his mother will tell him. That's up to her, > > not me. BTW, the birth father never had any interest in the child, > > never saw him actually, and signed over his rights so that my uncle > > could adopt him. > > > > [email protected] > > in modern countries adopted children have a right to know their > birth parents > > medical genealogy AKA forensic genealogy may make that a matter of > life or death in a couple of generations time > > Hugh Watkins So, OK, *if* he asks me directly, and _if_ the adoptive parents are deceased or non-compos mentos, I'd probably tell him. In the meantime ... I think Pat's right on this one. Cheryl singhals <[email protected]>