How can i find out information about my adoption records?

Question

is going to court to order a release the only way? isnt there a way online where you can request to see if anyone out there is looking for a baby they gave up years ago? what are the ways to find out if you have any brothers or sisters or who your real parents are ?

Answer 1

You need to have those Adoption Records Opened, be-

cause it might contain Valuable Information, which could

help you, in many ways.

Many don't actually go into court. You will fill out an

application to ''have the Records Opened", or for just your

viewing, and you to have a copy.

When the Records Are Opened, they can become "Public

Information" then, and others can get copies of it.

An application to open records, is considered by a Judge.

From what I understand, I don't think it is that difficult to do.

I think my brother did,when he began the search for our

sister, and she was found.

You might ask him. Contact Norman  [e-mail]

If you know the town where you were born, put a letter in

that newspaper, a Dear Editor (I am searching for the parents of_____and this gets it recorded in the daily paper,

AND in the Historical Society / Genealogy Center, in case

someone can make contact at a later date.

Usually there are still relatives living near where a baby was

born, so you might want to put that letter in several papers

within 40 miles of that area.

This is the process I use when doing Research for finding

people, and too, there is other ways to search.

If you were born in a hospital there is records there, and

you are entitled to "Birth Records", as this is probably the

only Records they keep track of, even after 7 years or so

when other records can be destroyed.

There are places to Register your information too, so others

can search for you. A Librarian can help you with that.

You can also write to the Department of Human Services

in Washington, D.C. and ask for information, about research

and who to contact, and they will tell you what to do, also.

I've done this before too.

Also, a local Judge can tell you how to go about searching,

and what the laws are, and many of them do take the time

to talk with a person, concerned about their family, and by

doing this, it "lets the system know" what is going on in

Society, and how it can be changed.

You might approach the Legal Aid Office in your area, and

have a conference with a Paralegal there.

You Need to Find some information, and by getting the

Records from the Adoption File, is one of the Best Resources You Can Get.

Your Adoption Parents should have a copy of the Adoption

Papers too.

Also, contact a State Senator, as most of them have some

type of Training in Law, and are actually Lawyers.

When searching for Senators, you can do it by internet..

type in the name of the state, then type in senators.gov

and this should get results, otherwise go to the library, and

they can help you with that too.  When you get into the site,

check the Profiles of the Senators, and you can learn what

their background is, in what subjects they studied, and what

their current occupations are.

I talk to several Oklahoma State Senators, and a U.S.

Senator, in Congress, quite often, when I find subjects which

I believe needs to be addressed, to make the lives of others

better.

(THEY ARE JUST PEOPLE LIKE US, AND IT'S THEIR

JOB TO REPRESENT US, IN A PROPER WAY).

I wish you luck, if you need further help from me, contact

the Too Funny lady....

Answer 2

I would need more info to give you specific answers, such as what state were you born and adopted in?  What year were you born?  There are currently 5 states with open records, meaning that the adoptee can request and receive their original unamended birth certificate.  Alaska, Oregon, Kansas, New Hampshire, & Alabama.  Maine just passed the same legislation which opens the original BC on Jan 1 2009.  

Many states have state sponsored registries as well as confidential intermediary services.  These are fee based services which a 3rd party open up your adoption records and makes or attempts to make contact with the birth family.  If the family refuses contact,the records are then closed and you will not have access to them.

Finally, a few states have their birth indexes either online or available to adoption searchers.  These states are CA, KY, TX, OH & NC.

All states allow you to request non-id information which is best to get from the agency if one handled the adoption.  This info can give you very useful information regarding the birth parents such as if they had siblings, how old their parents were and their occupations, where they were born and how old their were at the time of your birth.

You can not get any information from the hospital.  The records that they have are for the birth mother and with the privacy laws (HIPPA) you will not be allowed any infomation from them.

Go to this site to see what your specific states laws are:

http://local.reunion.adoption.com/

This site also has a lot of information regarding where to start your search and gives you info on who to contact.  You can always try to file a petition and it works sometimes but the odds are against you in most states.

Register with as many online registries as you can find.

This one is widely used:

http://registry.adoption.com/

and register with www.isrr.net (the largest free reunion registry in the world)

Answer 3

Go straight to the hospital where you were born.  Start there!

Answer 4

nope i dont think u can find anything online. if its 20 years ago i doubt so.

Answer 5

do you know your birth mothers name, if so post it on yahoo answers i did and found my half sister, i was the youngest child and knew for years about her, but she never knew about me after the shock we got together and there are load's of sites to help you,

Answer 6

There is no easy way to answer your question.  There are so many answers depending on what kind of info you already have.  There are lots of websites that you can put your personal information in and they will match you up with brothers, sisters, and parents if they have a match.  As far as a court order goes, no one is going to give you the information unless you are dying and only they can give you information you need.  I am adopted and found my birth parents so I know what you are going through.  Was it a private adoption or through an agency.  If through an agency, then request your non-identifying information.  This is all of the info about your birth parents and any known relatives except for names.  Take this info and find someone who does searches.  You can go through a company or find someone like I did that wants to do searches and needs to be licensed.  They will normally only charge the direct expenses they incur and will do the legwork for free in return for you writing them a letter of reference.  My search was less than $20 and I found my birth mother and 2 sisters.  My mom then led me to my sperm donor and two more sisters.

Answer 7

In 2001 i found my birth daughter, she was 29 1/2. I sent a letter to the adoption agency hoping she had done the same, but she hadn't. A search angel found her, and to make sure she was ours, she sent a letter to the adoption agency and then we knew for sure she was ours. You know details, hospital, time & date and the city where you were born. Start posting on the adoption boards. The search angel cost me 40.00 and took about 4 days. I also found my friends son.

Please be prepared for anything, good or bad before you start your search. My story turned out good, my friends did not. My birthdaughter is a fine young woman, but we have both needed counsiling which was helpful.

Answer 8

This is a really good checklist to work down to get more information.

http://prairieguy.wordpress.com/2007/07/...

Answer 9

You can go to adoption registries online and input your information to see if you can find anyone who is a match.  They may have age requirements (18 & older), so if you're not of legal age, you may run up against that.  (you didn't say how old you were)

As far as the term 'real parents' goes, a better phrasing would be 'birth parents' or 'biological parents' instead.  As an adoptive mom...I'm their real mom...I have skin on, take up space in our world and am very real...I wipe runny noses & clean up messes and give kisses for booboos...very real.  I am also their adoptive mom or just their mom.  Their birth mother is their birth mother or Mama A***** (asterisked out for privacy's sake).  They also had two foster mamas who were Mama G***** and Mama M***.

We honor the connections to their birth mother and their foster mothers.  We are extremely grateful to all each off them did in caring for them.  We speak positively of them to the girls.

I hope you are able to find those connections.