HOW TO GET STARTED ON YOUR CALIFORNIA SEARCH:
***Non-identifying information for adoptees***
Information can be requested from the adoption file by contacting the adoption agency that handled the adoption. The non-identifying report for an adoptee will have most or all of the following about the birth family:
A. Ages of birth parents at the time of relinquishment
B. Marital status
C. Other siblings born before the adoptee
D. Physical description
E. Ethnicity
F. Occupation
G. Education
H. Information about aunts, uncles and grandparents
I. Reason for relinquishment
***Non-identifying information for birth parents***
The non-identifying information requested by a birth parent will have most or all of the following information about the adopting family:
A. Ages of adopting parents at the time of adoption
B. Other children, biological and adopted in the adoptive family
C. Physical description of the adoptive parents
D. Ethnicity of the adoptive parents
E. Occupations of the adoption parents
F. Education of the adoptive parents
G. The report will also give the exact date of birth of the relinquished child
***Waiver for Consent to Contact Form***
The Waiver is a form that can be used by adoptees, relinquished siblings or birthparents to give their permission for contact should a waiver be filed by both parties.
NOTE: If the name of the agency is not known, or if it was a private adoption, this office can be contacted 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 Adoption Genealogist
therighttoknow@earthlink.net
1-877-741-4115 (toll free)
Other great websites to check out:
http://www.adoptionchat.com
http://www.adoptionlists.com
http://www.adoption.com
http://www.adopting.org
http://www.adoptionregistry.com