[MarlaJoy71]

My name is Marla and I have been searching for my biological mother for over a year now. I am ABSOLUTELY DELIGHTED TO ANNOUNCE THAT LAST NIGHT I SPOKE TO HER ON THE PHONE FOR THE FIRST TIME FOR 2 1/2 HOURS!!!!! The search was not easy and I had an incredible investigator's help along the way. Despite the fact that I went through the necessary steps to try and obtain any identifying or non-identifying information, Nebraska would not grant me ANY INFORMATION because there was no consent form filed by my biological mother. On the phone, last night, she said she assumed that it would be easy for me to find her because the agency the adoption was through had all of her information. THAT INFORMATION WAS SEALED AND I COULD NOT GET ACCESS TO ANY OF IT! That agency told me four times that there was no record of my adoption!!!

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE contact the Dept of Vital Statistics in Nebraska and request a "Consent By Biological Parents for Release of Information" and fill it out!!!! By doing this it might open some doors to the possibility of your adopted child finding you! It may not be too late!!!

Most importantly, NEVER GIVE UP HOPE!