I just got my adoption papers. Now what do I do to find my birth mother?

[sheo]

I'm a 21 year old who was adopted out of Toronto, Ontario and I just recieved my adoption papers in the mail. It has my birth mothers name at the time of adoption and her old address. I'm not quite sure where to go from here though. Is there an agency that can help me find her or any other family members?

[frockney]

I copied this from 7rin, hope she understands

Go join http://www.adultadoptees.org/forum/ 'cause it's THE best place for adoptees to be, and is chock full of adoptees who've searched and know how to search.


There's also:
Adoption Search Reunion @ http://www.adoptionsearchreunion.org.uk/
International Soundex Reunion Registry (ISRR) @ http://www.isrr.net/faq.shtml
GS Adoption Registry @ http://gsadoptionregistry.com/
Adoption Reunion Registry @ http://registry.adoption.com/

Register and check back with them often.

The State/Country where they child was born and adopted may have it's own registry and access laws, so check that out also.

Also try Facebook, Google, Myspace, Ancestry.com, etc.

General Search Advice @ http://www.adultadoptees.org/forum/index…
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good luck !

[wonderingdreamer]

I am an adoptee who is in contact with both of my birth parents, one found me( my bio mom) and the other one I found through a "finding people site" sort of like a detective agency and then low and behold when they couldn't find him I found his wife on Facebook.... anyways since I have been through it, it was sort of a rough process..but well worth it. It really depends on how private your "birth parents" are, like how much info is on the internet about them...start with facebook or myspace surprisingly most people have them.