What is Confidential Intermediary service?
Illinois law (750 ILCS 50/18.3a) now provides a way for adoptees, adoptive parents, birth parents and other birth relatives to connect. A Confidential Intermediary (CI), trained and certified to provide this service, is appointed by the Court to locate your birth relative(s). When the relative is located, the CI explains the reason for the outreach, describes the options available and helps facilitate a mutually agreeable outcome. Each person’s privacy and confidentiality is protected during the process.
