What are the odds of finding my birth mother?

[Kathryn]

So I was born august 3, 1992 In the city of Klein, Moscow, Russia and adopted 3 months later I think I know my mothers name and a little more information
but i hear that trying to find records on adoptions in russia are highly impossible to get a hold off, is that true?

[cricketlady]

Try Facebook. I hear on that others have found their birth parents by going to Facebook. Good luck

[7rin]

I found my mom on Facebook - though I did have to wait until I found the right area to put in for searching too, and even then I only found her because I found my sister first.

You may find some of the links at http://7rin-on-adoption.dreamwidth.org/tag/searching useful.

Good luck.

[Marisa]

I was adopted too soon after i was born. You should try on face book and everywhere even ask your adoptive parents for info. If they don't support you that's wrong because you have every right to know about your real parents or family.

Me personally I won't be able to find mine because she died 2 years after I was adopted. You should find her and possibly get to know her. Never give up. I have heard so many stories about adopted children reuniting with their bio family.

Good luck

[TM]

One thing that may be working against you is the accuracy of the information you do have. I've had to deal with the former Soviet countries and I don't have a lot of faith in their recordkeeping practices. We adopted our son in Ukraine several years ago when he was 2 years old. After we got back to the U.S., we found out that almost all of the documents were falsified. He was abandoned at a hospital at 9 months of age. No one would have been able to verify the names of the birth parents or even his place of birth unless there was some type of contact with the family after his abandonment. There was absolutely no record of anyone visiting him there or at the children's home where he ended up, so everything we've ever received has been a lie. I'm so sorry if this is bad news. I don't want to discourage you from searching for your birth parent(s), but be realistic about your search. You may never find what you're looking for and you need to be prepared for that. Good luck and peace to you.

[Carol c]

I would hook up with people who are familiar with Russian adoption law and search. Here is an excellent website which addresses how to search internationally. There are resources here that should at least get you in touch with people who understand and can point you in the right direction.

http://www.adoptivefamilies.com/birthfamilysearch

Best of luck to you!

[TourGuide]

If I were to try Facebook, I would ask my adopted parents first to see if they're ok with it!