[marie_s]

I am helping my aunt find her son. He was born in Detroit, Michigan on August 8, 1951. The hospital he was adopted from was called Florence Quintington (or Huntington?), but this hospital no longer exists. The name she gave him at birth was Michael Allen, but she said she doesn't know if the adoptive parents kept the name.

[evildishrag]

Hi Marie.

Maybe your aunt means Florence Crittenton? You can go to this message board to learn more.

Florence Crittenton Homes Adoption Records: http://forums.adoption.com/forumdisplay.php?f=518

Hope this helps and good luck in your search.

[marie_s]

Thank you. I bet that is what she meant. I should have asked her to spell it for me; I must have heard it wrong when she said the name. It's seems like the logical place to start looking.

[beth1965]

Has she tried the confidential intermediary program?

The State of Michigan has a “Confidential Intermediary” search program that will locate and contact birth relatives. Contact the adoption agency that facilitated the adoption or the office below for more information:

Michigan Family Independence Agency
Child and Family Services Administration
P.O. Box 30037, Suite 413
Lansing, MI 48909
(517) 373-3513
Fax: (517) 335-4019

Confidential Intermediary: Confidential intermediaries are provided through the court for adopted adults, birth parents, birth grandparents, birth siblings, adoptive parents of a minor adoptee, and descendants of a deceased adopted adult. If the person who is located declines contact the person searching is not given any information to contact their relatives.

An adopted adult's adoption record is usually held in the Family Division of Circuit Court (formerly the probate court) closest to the adoptive parents. The court should be able to provide the name of the agency that handled the adoption. Adopted adults may contact the Department of Community Health, Customer Services Section, 3423 North Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., PO Box 30195, Lansing, MI, 48909 to request the name of the court that finalized the adoption

[keegsmom25]

How sure are you that it was Detroit and on the DOB?