This is a fear that many adoptive parents have and often the primary reason they choose not to do a search at all. We would advise you to never allow fear to prevent an you from finding answers for your adopted child as early as possible. Either your adopted child will find that out now, with their adoptive parent’s support and guidance through such a complex situation or they will find it out as an adult and be left with the internal battle as to why their adoptive parents didn’t put their best interests first when they were younger. Secondly, a reunification is not always in the best interest of the child. There are many things that must be taken into account to determine if this would be a possibility and in the end that decision would rest in the hands of the adoptive parent, as it is the adoptive parent’s right and responsibly to protect the child.