The fathers voice has often been ignored in the adoption process.
Before the 1980s it was even common practise to omit the fathers name from the birth certificate, leaving the father and his biological children on an uphill battle if they ever wanted to make contact.
Although practises have changed, the scars remain and the ramifications are still being felt for many fathers and their children today.
We rightly hear a good deal about the mothers' experience in these situations, but what about the fathers?
Attitudes and policies have changed over the years to incorporate the fathers voices, but scars remain from the years in which they were left disempowered and disenfranchised. Even reunification today does not always heal them.
