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Hi Jon, I can understand your frustration, Just have a few suggestions and comments. Maybe you've already done them but here goes. My bdaughter was born in UT, where they seal records for 100 yrs, as well as being LDS and them having no record. There is a challenge.
With LDS you have to go thru the channels. Did you pay their $50 fee to get the nonid? You have to give them any info you have and go thru the office that is closest to you, even if its not Colton. They will do the research with Salt Lake City where the records are actually kept.
Also, I understand that California has a State Adoption Registry.
Do both of these and if they have not updated their records, (evidently you have checked) register again and again until they do.
Also, if you are in a position, consider a paid searcher but DO NOT pay anyone who approaches you. I personally cannot afford that right now, but I have recently been ripped off by a searcher that approached me saying she knew where my bdaughter was. Be careful. I can tell you about the ONE I have found, specializes in LDS, CA & UT that I trust implicitly, you can check out her references, etc. directly with her. She has been helpful guiding me so I can eliminate the places I can contact myself before hiring someone. If you want me to I will email her name. She was the one any agencies I contacted referred me to over and over again. They had nothing to gain by doing that.
If you can't afford to do hire someone, register on any registries you find, ISRR, ALMA, etc. as well as any online forums and registries/search groups. I have been on here a while and have seen quite a few successes for CA though not specifically with LDS.
Hang in there, she's young, put your info out there so she can find you even if you can't find her right away.
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