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Subject: Re: [NYBROOKLYN-L] Adoption
Date: Sat, 5 Jun 1999 22:10:15 EDT
In a message dated 6/5/99 12:16:57 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
writes:
<< I've been searching for info. about my mothers birthfamily for about
2yrs. She was born in Brooklyn back in 1937, & all records are sealed.
The person who posted the question about getting adoption info. was for
a birth in 1962. I thought birth info. was sealed for 75yrs.(or
something like that). If, after all this time, all I had to do was take
the #'s from her amended birth cert., & as someone suggested, go to the
library, search the microfilm for this # &.......voila! I'd have the
names of her birthparents..........then I feel stupid. If this were
true, then every adoptee in NY would have their birthparents names. It
doesn't seem possible. Does anyone have an answer?
Kim
>>
Kim: I think you are correct. It couldn't be that easy to get birth
parents. My grandmother was adopted in SC in 1894. I actually have a copy
of a carbon copy of the adoption agreement. I know the birth parents, how
and who made the arrangements, I even know what the train ride cost to
deliver her to her new parents. With all this information I was told that
the records are sealed. When I complained that it had been over 100 years, I
was told those records will never be opened! I don't know if these are state
laws or Federal laws. I was very disapointed.
There is an organization that helps match up searching family members. There
is a fee (nominal) to place your information (birth date, place, sex, etc)
into their data banks and if someone is looking the two are matched up. I
understand there is some success. Unfortunately, I don't remember the name
of the organization but I bet you can find them on the Internet.
Good luck, Kathy
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