[thesearchguru]

WASHINGTON

STATE ADOPTION SPECIALISTS:
(For questions about access to adoption related information and records)
Washington Department of Social and Health Services
Children's Administration
PO Box 45713
Olympia, WA 98504
(360) 902-7959
Fax: (360) 902-7903

Washington Department of Social and Health Services
Children's Administration
P.O. Box 45713
Olympia, WA 98504
(360) 902-7968
Fax: (360) 902-7903

ACCESSING ADOPTION RECORDS:
Obtaining Non-Identifying Information: Adoptive parents, adopted adults, and birth parents may obtain non-identifying information.

Obtaining Identifying Information: Identifying information is provided through a confidential intermediary system. Adopted adults also can file a form for disclosure or nondisclosure with the Department of Health.

Using a Confidential Intermediary: The following persons may use the confidential intermediary service: adopted adults age 21 or older, or adoptees under age 21 with permission of adoptive parents, birth parents, birth siblings, and birth grandparents.

Obtaining an Original Birth Certificate: An adopted adult age 18 or older can receive the birth certificate if the adoption was finalized after October 1, 1993, and each birth parent has not filed an affidavit of non-disclosure.




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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/

[andriafive]

What if i've done that already and still couldn't get the info i was looking for? Then what? Where do i go from here?

[thesearchguru]

Did the Confidential Intermediary give you a reason why they couldn't locate a member of your birth family? Generally they have all the information in the file to find a birth parents such as the full name and date of birth and possibly the names of the parents of the birth mother.

Warmest Regards,
Colleen Buckner

California Search Site:

**Join our on-line search and support chatroom at adoption.com. Click on “Search and Reunion Hosted Chatroom”. Visit with host Sabra on Wednesday nights at 7:00 P.M. Pacific Standard Time and host Colleen on Thursday nights at 6:00 P.M. Pacific Standard
Time.

[andriafive]

My mother does not remember much, However there is a picture of her being very pregnant. It was taken in Aug of 72 She believes she was at least 4 - 6 months. And the family says the birth was in the winter around chrismas, give or take a few wks. But no one has exact date. I was told to narrow it down it was too broad.
How do you narrow down 2 months if you aren't sure?
Should i go day by day until i get a match?
PS
I am not the adoptee, i would be the sibling looking for the adoptee.

[flores59]

I called the agency that handled my adoption and they told me to write to adoption archives, p.o. box 45713,Olympia,WA . Will this get me my nondisclosed information or am I on a wild goose chase? The angency that handled it was the state of washington protective service. I am looking only for my sisters and brother. I was born an erickson, adopted in Port Angeles.

[thesearchguru]

You might contact the agency again and ask them what information they are going to provide to you and let them know that it is a sibling search that you are interested in.

Warmest Regards,
Colleen Buckner

California Search Site:

**Join our on-line search and support chatroom at adoption.com. Click on “Search and Reunion Hosted Chatroom”. Visit with host Sabra on Wednesday nights at 7:00 P.M. Pacific Standard Time and host Colleen on Thursday nights at 6:00 P.M. Pacific Standard
Time.

I have been searching for my daughter, have done most everything people have suggested. Written for all my non-id information, registered, sent for my hospital records, so on....... But I got letters back from all the counties in Washington saying they have no records, and the hospital where she was born told me they only go back ten years, and my records have been destroyed. I find this hard to believe?? How can they destroy my hospital reocrds, shouldn't they be on microfilm or something? Or are they just telling me this because she was adopted through child welfare services, so it means it was a closed adoption? Bit confused now. Any suggestions for me now? Thanks, Ellen

[Brooksyj]

My husband was born in Oak Harbor, WA on 9/11/1957. From what we can gather the adoption occured shortly after his birth and was handled privately by an attorney who was a friend of the family. No one will say any more. Most who could say anything are dead.

So we sent for non-identifying information but the state office in Olympia can't find a file. Now what? The letter we receieved said something about court houses, adoption agencies. Can we get non-identifying info from a court?

Thanks for any help,

Janice Cecotti

[thesearchguru]

Contact this resource in Washington and I am sure they can direct you to the place where you can get your non-id information.

For non-profit volunteer search and support help in Washington State contact: WARM (Washington Adoptee Rights Movement), Phone: 206-767-9510, email: warm@wolfenet.com, website: http://www.wolfenet.com/~warm/





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

[macysatx]

How much should one cost for the state of Washington. I am looking for a boy and I've heard all the way from 200 - 2,000. What is your thought on this?

[thesearchguru]

I don't know what they charge and if one search costs more than another. I only know that this group does the "Confidential Intermediary" work for the State of Washingting and that they are a non-profit, volunteer group.


WARM (Washington Adoptee Rights Movement),
Phone: 206-767-9510,
email: warm@wolfenet.com,
website: http://www.wolfenet.com/~warm/





California Search Website:
Email: therighttoknow@earthlink.net

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

[NicholeB]

I am just beginning my search and am wondering if it is even possible for me to find my fathers parents if he doesn't want to. He has never been interested in finding them, but I want to have children soon and what to know medical history.

[heatherj8385]

For those searching in WA and want Non-Id contact:
King Count Adoption Services
ask for *non-identifying information request form*
Adoption Services
Family Court Services
516 3rd Ave. W-280
Mail Stop C-203
Seattle, WA. 98104
1-800-325-6165 or (206) 296-9350

For an Uncertified Copy of Original Birth Certificate contact:
Dept. of Health-Vital Records
P.O. Box 9709
Olympia, WA. 98507-9709
(360)236-4300
*ask for a white copy

As for getting hospital records I went directly to the hospital and filled out the request form and received copies of my hospital records including the birth of my two children placed for adoption in 1985. I did this 3 years ago.
As for the cost of a confidential intermediary it will run about $300 to $400 dollars. Contact WARM (Washington Adoption Rights Movement) in Seattle at (206)767-9510. They should be able to help in finding a Confidential Intermediary. Hope this info helps!
Heather