AboutTerrie Expertise Hello, I am an adoptive mom, past foster parent, I also work with a support group for potential and current birth and adoptive parents. I am also very knowledgable about Open and Private adoption. As well as using a lawyer, counseling, Homestudies, Also Legal Guardianship.
Experience I am an adoptive mom, on online community leader, as well as I am the founder of an Support group for adoption, We help potential birth and adoptive parent's. Find answer's to their need. I also can refer them to appropriate resources.
Organizations United thru Adoption,Online community Leader on adoption concerning Open Adoption and Adopting an Older child.
Question I am 34 yrs of age. I was adopted when I was maybe 6 months. I also have 2 other brothers who were also adopted, but we come from different birth mothers. My mother and father are now laid to rest. I'm ready to search. Where do I begin?
Answer There are many things to look into. Was your adoption thru an agency or thru a private adoption that may have been arranged by a lawyer or lawyer and doctor. Do you have any information on your birthparents? If you were adopted thru an agency then call them but most agencies unless they have a letter from birthparents releasing or giving permission to allow them to give you identifying information may only be able to give your basic information about what they have in their records concerning your birthmom and that information may be very basic such as her age when you were born here education. Her ancestry level of education etc. If this was a private adoption then contact that lawyer or doctor they too may not give you any information you also can register with the international soundex registry which is for adoptees and for birthparents looking to find each other. Do a search on google or any search engine for searcing for birthparents see what comes up that may also help in your search. I wish you the best it can be a difficult search so I will warn you not to get your hopes up especially if you want to meet your birthmom. It is possible she may welcome you with open arms but be prepared for her to have moved on with her life and not wish contact anything is possible.
Take care
