Your Adoption Triad Finder

~ internet adoption locate ~

2005-06-27T19:37:00.000-07:00

Tupelo native meets Miss. relatives after 18 years

Nearly 18 years ago, Larry Traylor and his parents moved from the family oriented environment of Tupelo to Las Vegas with the idea of starting over. But the then-3-year-old didn't know starting over meant getting a new home along with a new family. After being in Las Vegas for less than a year, Traylor and two siblings were put up for adoption. Traylor went to school, just like the other kids; he played sports, just like the other kids, and he was loved by his family, just like the other kids. But unlike the other kids, a chapter of Traylor's life was an unsolved mystery — until last month.

~ oregon allows access to original birth certificates of adoptees ~

2005-06-26T13:29:00.000-07:00

What it does: Allows adoptees 21 and older who were born in Oregon to see their original birth certificates, which the state began sealing in 1957. Certificates usually include the name of the birth mother, and sometimes the birth father. The law allows birth mothers to attach forms to the birth certificates, indicating whether they want contact.

~ open adoption in oregon ~

2005-06-17T18:46:00.000-07:00

~ indiana family reunited ~

2005-06-13T10:05:00.000-07:00

Man discovers he's adopted and has 15 siblings.

~ Daughter adopted years ago is sought by birth father ~

2005-06-05T11:04:00.000-07:00

Ashley was placed for adoption after her mother went to jail in 1988 in connection with the beating death of Ashley’s sister, Jessica, who was 2 at the time. Now, Ashley’s family, including her birth father, Lance, 45, are trying to find her, in hopes of reconnecting with the girl who is now 19.

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~ legislation in massachusetts aims to open adoption birth records ~

2005-05-30T20:53:00.000-07:00

Adopted children seek original birth certificates; some object

~ birth adoption resources ~

2005-05-29T16:03:00.000-07:00

Some informational sites for adoption research.

State adoption laws

Various general resources

Legislation

Adoption registries: http://registry.adoption.com/
List of registries

Activism

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~ adoptees respond to open adoption ~

2005-05-29T15:23:00.000-07:00

Should adopted children have access to their original birth certificates?

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~ open adoption practiced in california ~

2005-05-23T18:46:00.000-07:00

Adoption sheds its secrecy [free registration required]

~ MO Search reunites lost loves ~

2005-05-22T15:25:00.000-07:00

Search reunites lost loves
A woman's quest to find her birth parents ends in the two getting married.

~ new jersey adoptees persevere in efforts to locate biological relatives ~

2005-05-22T15:19:00.000-07:00

Adoptees persevere in efforts to locate biological relatives

For an adoptee, knowing the name of a birth parent is one thing.
Finding that parent is another story entirely.
Even if the Legislature passes a law giving adoptees access to their original birth certificates, there's no guarantee that adoptees would be able to locate their parents.
To do that, some adoptees hire private investigators. Some are able to find their relatives through the state's adoption registry, while others do their own research.

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~ indiana medical history may not be available for adoptees - despite new law ~

2005-05-20T18:22:00.000-07:00

New law won't help all adoptees
Birth parents' data often unavailable in older cases

But advocates and the state official responsible for assisting adoptees in finding information about their birth parents say the new law won't help many adopted Hoosiers -- and particularly not older adoptees, like Romano, who are seeking medical records.
"The problem is the law did not require agencies to collect medical histories until 1986. Most hospitals only keep records for 10 years, and many agencies only have records for the last 20 or 25 years," said Mary Hinds, the assistant state registrar.

~ Internet brings adoptive parents, birth mother together ~

2005-05-18T22:02:00.000-07:00

Louisiana reunification

~ Pennsylvania - Adoptees’ search for answers ~

2005-05-17T17:16:00.000-07:00

Adoptees’ search for answers difficult in Pa.
State’s sealed birth records remain a barrier

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~ Iowa: Needing to find the natural connection ~

2005-05-17T17:12:00.000-07:00

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~ Indiana adoptees and birth parents can connect ~

2005-05-17T17:04:00.000-07:00

Indiana HB1217

Release of adoption history. Requires a person, a licensed child placing agency, or a county office of family and children to release to an adult adoptee certain social, medical, psychological, and educational records and reports concerning the adoptee, including adoption information from adoptions granted before July 1, 1993. Read the bill

Lawmaker's personal history drives agenda
Kuzman, adopted at birth, seeks to reform adoption laws

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~ Nevada bill would clarify adoption rights ~

2005-05-17T16:47:00.000-07:00

AB51 brings state law into line with a state Supreme Court decision that says agreements for contact between a mother - or father - and the adopted child are enforceable only if the agreement signed by both the natural parent and the adoptive parents is part of an adoption decree.

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~ Adoption is no longer considered shameful — so why do we still have 1950s-era laws? ~

2005-05-12T22:21:00.000-07:00

But he’s run up against a brick wall called Pennsylvania’s adoption law in his search. His records have either been destroyed, are sealed by the courts or are simply private under state law.

~ Hundreds of adoptees in N.H. seek birth certificates ~

2005-05-11T17:21:00.000-07:00

Hundreds of adoptees in N.H. seek birth certificates

~ Indiana adoption reconnection ~

2005-05-08T22:38:00.000-07:00

So close, so far away
Mother discovers that son given up for adoption was often nearby.

~ connecting the adoption triad in Michigan ~

2005-05-08T22:35:00.000-07:00

Two avenues available for birth parents to
search for children
A birth parent who places a child for adoption has the right to seek information about that child once he or she is at least 18 years old.
But it's up to the adoptee to decide whether to make that information available.
Biological parents in Michigan have two options: contacting the agency where the adoption took place and requesting a search; or contacting the family court in the county where parental rights were relinquished.

~ open adoption brings families together ~

2005-05-05T22:10:00.000-07:00

Sharing A Life

When a parent decides to give their child up for adoption it affects the biological family, the adoptive family, and the child.

~ Maine adoptions - opening closed records ~

2005-05-01T17:37:00.000-07:00

Should state open adoption files?

~ adoption locates - arcane laws and sealed records ~

2005-04-30T16:38:00.000-07:00

Strained relations
Adoptees who want to contact birth parents struggle against arcane laws and sealed records

Read the article

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~ Open doors Adoption doesn’t have to be a secret ~

2005-04-30T16:33:00.000-07:00

Open doors Adoption doesn’t have to be a secret
By Natasha Whitling

Of the many misconceptions associated with adoption, one is the adoptive parents and especially the child should not have a relationship with the birth mother.

Read article

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~ Adopted children can handle the truth -- really ~

2005-04-30T16:24:00.000-07:00

Adopted children can handle the truth -- really
[free registration required]

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~ talk about adoption ~

2005-04-24T16:53:00.000-07:00

Handle birth family info in straight manner

A sibling reunion and an awareness of family history might even increase your sons' appreciation for the sacrifices you've made and the life you've given them.

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~ Colorado legislature debates opening adoptee's original birth certificates ~

2005-04-21T19:10:00.000-07:00

Bill helps adoptees find birth parents

Lawmakers on Wednesday gave preliminary approval to legislation making it easier for adopted children to find their birth parents after they become adults.
House Bill 1287, put forth by Rep. Fran Coleman, D-Denver, who herself was adopted, would grant adoptees access to birth certificates. That prospect set off a floor debate in which lawmakers described their personal ties to the issue.

~ adoption triad members seek change to Maine law ~

2005-04-21T19:07:00.000-07:00

Adoptees seek access to keys to their pasts

Robishaw and a group of other adoptees, birth parents, adoptive parents and adoptee spouses last month began a grass-roots effort to change Maine's adoption law. They say adult adoptees should have the same right other Mainers have to get a copy of their original birth certificates, the key to their genealogical pasts.

~ a place in montana for adoptions ~

2005-04-20T20:30:00.000-07:00

Crittenton Home a refuge for pregnant girls

Through its long history, the home has molded itself to the needs of the times. In its first incarnation, the home was a place for women who had no other place to turn. Many had led troubled and dissolute lives. Some were victims of incest and rape. Many were unmarried and pregnant. The home was a safe and private place to go for a fresh start or to give birth.
From the 1940s through the 1970s, it was a place for middle-class teenagers to discreetly complete their pregnancies and give birth out of the scrutiny of their home communities. In those years, most of the babies were given for adoption, and the girls went home to their families.

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~ adoption book for children ~

2005-04-14T17:21:00.000-07:00

Who am I, a picture book for children ages 3 to 10, "helps facilitate communication among families and provides an open opportunity for children to ask about their birth or adoption experience," Cahill said. "Children want to know about their birth parents at a very young age, but find it difficult to ask these questions. The book helps these children receive answers, which will help them grow into secure and healthy adults." Read the article and find the book

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~ Birth mother found after search ~

2005-04-04T10:44:00.000-07:00

Birth mother found after search

“She really wanted me to understand why keeping me was not an option, she really wanted me to understand that ... I think she wanted me to have a Leave it to Beaver kind of life. She said ‘I was not abandoning you but trying to offer you the best chance at life’ and ‘I hope your life has been as wonderful as I prayed it would be.’”

~ birth siblings separated by adoption reunite ~

2005-04-01T22:40:00.000-08:00

An Iowa woman who was adopted searches for her birth siblings many years later.

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~ adopted in Canada ~

2005-03-29T17:34:00.000-08:00

Canada recognizes the rights of birth parents and adoptees.

Ontario overhauls adoption laws

Gillian Livingston
Canadian Press
Tuesday, March 29, 2005

TORONTO -- After nearly 80
years of secrecy surrounding adoptions, Ontario is planning to open records and give adults who were adopted as children the right to learn more about their birth parents.

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~ open adoption records in New Jersey ~

2005-03-29T17:27:00.000-08:00

Here's an obvious question about access to adoption records in New Jersey, presented in the Ashury Park Press.

In opposing adoptees' access to their birth certificates, Deborah Jacobs, executive director of ACLU-NJ, mentions due process and privacy issues due to promised confidentiality.Why does ACLU-NJ, which vigorously advocates "open and transparent government," oppose open and transparent adoption, where a child exchanges families and is thereafter denied the truth of her/his origins?

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~ adoptees, birth parents and DNA ~

2005-03-27T13:38:00.000-08:00

DNA can answer questions for adoptees and birth parents about their heritage.

~ adoptee discovers birth parent nearby ~

2005-03-25T20:13:00.000-08:00

A reporter working in Parliment in the UK is discovered by his birth father, the politician.

~ New England Adoption Conference ~

2005-03-21T18:10:00.000-08:00

Massachusetts will host the largest adoption conference of its kind in the country with 125 different workshops designed for all those touched by adoption, on Saturday, April 2.

~ adoption - an adoptive parent's experience ~

2005-03-15T16:11:00.000-08:00

A parent's view on day to day life with birth children and an adopted child...

Yes, I love you - no matter how I became your mother
By Karen McQuestion
How often do I think about the fact that two of my kids were adopted? About as often as I remember that the third one wasn't. That is to say, not very often. Unless they bring it up.

~ adopted siblings reunited ~

2005-03-06T20:04:00.000-08:00

Sister and brother separated by adoption find each other due to the release of the sister's name.

~ adoptees searching for birth siblings ~

2005-03-05T14:02:00.000-08:00

Finding family
While looking for their birth mother, 3 siblings find a half sister they've never met.

~Nevada bill aims to clarify post adoption agreements ~

2005-03-05T12:44:00.000-08:00

NEVADA FOCUS: Lawmakers debate birth mothers' rights in adoptions

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) - Angela Chalmers-Howald was 39, trying to cope with her mother's recent suicide and "alone and desperate" when she first considered giving up her baby girl for adoption.
When told she could request yearly visitation, photographs of her daughter - even a video of her first steps - in a contract with her daughter's new adoptive parents, the decision became an easier one.
Chalmers-Howald is one of the people behind a Nevada proposal to clarify birth mothers' rights in open adoptions. An open adoption is one in which there is communication between the birth and adoptive parents, and the proposed bill would formalize the process for laying out the terms of that communication.

~ the case for open adoption records ~

2005-03-02T19:42:00.000-08:00

This adoption blog argues for access to adoption birth records. Also here is the Case for Open Records.

~ california adoption law explained ~

2005-02-28T21:11:00.000-08:00

California Open has answers to frequently asked questions about, birth, adoption, birth parent's rights and open access to original birth certificates.

Q) What exactly does unrestricted access to birth and adoption records mean and to whom?
(A) Unrestricted access to birth and adoption records means that an adult adopted person (adoptee) can upon application receive a copy of their Court records and a copy of their Original Birth Certificate (OBC) and other documents housed at the Office of Vital Records. The OBC is the original record of the adoptee's birth. Access to these documents is limited to the adult adoptee ONLY. It is not open for public access.
(Q) Don't adoptees have a birth certificate like everyone else?
(A) No. At the time an adoption is finalized, an 'Amended' Birth Certificate (ABC) is issued. This document lists the adoptive parents...

~ Illinois adoptees have the law on their side ~

2005-02-26T14:58:00.000-08:00

Adoptees from Illinois now have an easier time locating their birth parents due to a new law that went into effect this year. Birth parents also are getting help from the government with a confidential intermediary.

~ adoption search and reunification specialist ~

2005-02-23T16:21:00.000-08:00

One of the renowned adoption search specialists in Utah, Jill Ekstrom, is profiled in this extensive news report on her search and reunification business.

~ birth parents and adoptive children seek reunion through new law in New Jersey ~

2005-02-19T21:32:00.000-08:00

The New Jersey Assembly is considering a bill, which has already been affirmed by the Senate, to open adoption records to the adoption triad: birth parents, children and adoptive parents.

The bill, A3237, would allow adopted adults, and the adoptive parents or
guardians of adopted children, to see their original birth certificates through
the state health department.

~ resources covering adoption law ~ non-identifying information ~ databases ~ adoption searcher ~ for each state

2005-02-09T18:27:00.000-08:00

Resources to connect adoptees and birth families.

~ adoption laws in all states ~

2005-02-09T18:22:00.000-08:00

Links to the adoption law and statutes governing access to birth records for adoptees and birth families, in all 50 states.

~ California adoption law ~

2005-02-09T17:47:00.000-08:00

Here's the text to the California adoption law.

how you find an adopted birth sibling born in California

2005-02-09T07:10:00.000-08:00

This article offers a testament to the various creative means people will use to locate a birth sibling or parent from whom they've been separated by adoption.

California Private Investigator and the California Birth Adoption Law

2005-02-06T15:50:00.000-08:00

The State of California won't assist birth parents or children who were adopted in finding each other. Putting a name, then a face to the birth mother, father or child is the often long and uncertain journey of a triad member.

California is a closed adoption state but should consider changes to the law to allow easier reunion.

Adoption laws in California continue to deny adoptees access to their birth records, even if those records contain important medical information. Such antiquated laws are ostensibly kept in place to protect the privacy of birth parents, but those laws hurt adoptees, stalling their rightful search for identity in a morass of secrecy and shame.

If you can't find the name, which is essential to get you started on your journey, I can provide you that information for a flat fee. If I don't produce the name, you don't pay me!

California Birth Parent, Sibling, Child and Adoptive Family Locator

2005-01-30T09:18:00.000-08:00

California is a closed adoption state but there's a good chance that our researchers can locate the name you need to continue your search. Often we can identify this within days. And we do it for a flat fee so you know what the search for a birth family member or an adoptive family member will cost.