[nilesgirl]

I know sealed records are a pain in the #%@& ! I did my search in Michigan and the records there are also sealed. I had to hire a Confidential Intermediary to conduct the search. Luckily she was VERY experienced at search (40 years of it) and also an adoptee so she could empathize. You might want to check out this site:
Tina's Florida Adoption Information Page
If you scroll to the bottom of the page they talk about how you can hire C.I's in Florida but that you have to "educate" the judge since it's not commonly used. It might be worth a try. There is an email address of someone that did a search in FL that way on the site also. Let us know if it's a possibility....I'm sure many other FL triad members could benifit by what you find out.