I Was Adopted And ....

Those who have been adopted often find that the legal system does not offer them much in the way of help in finding their birth parents.  The following are sources that may help you -- and that cost a great deal less than a lawyer.

• Terminal Illness Search
  • If you have an emergency search need, this is the place to start.
• Yahoo's Adoption Roundup
  • The collection put together by Yahoo! Internet Life Magazine.
• Reunion Scrapbook
  • Michelle's perspective, a link collection and a success story.
• American Adoption Congress
  • Dedicated to "truth in adoption" and in supporting searchers.
• AOL's Adoption Registry.  
  • Available on the net or on AOL (keyword:  adoption), this is well organized and free.
• Soundex Reunion Registry
  • This is a free service, with tens of thousands of listings.
• Voice of Adoption
  • Includes a search for parents, and is a great starting point for searches.
• Adoption Reunion and Search Site
  • Run by a birth daughter, Julie, with her perspectives.
• Alt Adoption FAQ
  • There is a Newsgroup dedicated to adoption.  Can be very hostile to birth mothers.
• Adoption.com AdoptionSearch Engine
  
• Global Locators
  • These guys will attempt to locate anyone.  See also e-mail directories.

There is a lot more than this, on the Internet the list can be endless, but this is enough to get you a good start.

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