[Jeager]

I am looking for my birth father - Thomas Buckley. I was born February 5, 1965 in Peoria, IL. My birth mother is Laura (Voegele) Bovee. Any information you can provide is greatly appreciated!

[thesearchguru]

Welcome to the Search and Reunion Message Board!

Have you checked with the adoption agency that handled your adoption to see if they will do a search for your birthfather? They should have more identifying information in your adoption file such as his date of birth and names of his parents and siblings.
That would be the most reasonably priced way to go...

Also the State of Illinois has a Confidential Intermediary search program that will try to locate him.

Using a confidential intermediary: Adopted adults 18 or older and adoptive parents of an adoptee younger than 18 may use the confidential intermediary service. This program will search for and locate the birth relative that you are looking for. The State of Illinois or the adoption agency that handled your adoption will provide this service. Be aware that the person that is contacted has the right to decline contact and if that happens you will not be given any contact or identifying information to contact them yourself.



Contact:
State of Illinois
Confidential Intermediary Service
3158 Des Plaines River Road
Suite 120
Des Plaines, IL 60018
(847) 298-9096; (847) 298-9097
(847) 298-9097 (fax)





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Other great websites to check out:
http://www.adoptionchat.com
http://www.adoptionlists.com
http://www.adoption.com
http://www.adopting.org
http://registry.adoption.com/