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I met my grandfather for the firsttime last summer. He got out of thecar, trembling slightly under theweight of five lost decades. A nervousgrin lit up his face as he embraced...

Legal Adoption in its current form is relatively new. But every society at every time in history has children who are separated, willingly or otherwise, from their immediate...

Have you considered using DNA testing to assist with identifying family? There are now a host of commercial companies offering ‘genealogy’ DNA test kits which can connect you to...

We in Birthlink always experience a surge in interest during each series of Long Lost Family, the tenth of which began in January. Presented by Davina McCall and Nicky Campbell,...

Dr Gary Clapton shares some thoughts about Birthlink’s importance in the lives of its staff. We reopened last month. We’ve missed working alongside each other doing one of the...

There are highs and lows in every relationship, says Dr Gary Clapton. Two years ago we published the results of our study into the long-term outcomes of reunions between adopted...

I cannot speak for others who write for Friends of the Scotsman but I know that deadlines come around very quickly and, like those who prepare sermons, I’m sometimes striving for...