HOW TO GET STARTED ON YOUR CALIFORNIA SEARCH:
You also need to contact the adoption agency that handled your adoption and request non-identifying information about your birth parents. The agency should give you the following information:
A. Ages of birth parents at the time of relinquishment
B. Marital status
C. Other siblings born before you
D. Physical description
E. Ethnicity
F. Occupation
G. Education
H. Information about aunts, uncles and grandparents
I. Reason for relinquishment
You should also request this service from the agency:
***Waiver for Consent to Contact Form***
The Waiver is a form that can be used by adoptees or birthparents to give their permission for contact should a waiver be filed by both parties.
NOTE: If you do not know what agency handled your adoption, or if you were a private adoption, you can contact this office for the above services:
State of California
Dept of Social Services, Adoptions
744 P Street MS 19-31
Sacramento CA 95814
Phone: 916-322-3778
California Search Website:
http://www.adoptionforums.com
http://www.adoptionchat.com
http://www.adoptionlists.com
http://www.adoption.com
http://www.adopting.org
http://www.adoptionregistry.com