Colorado Adoption Law – Pertaining To Open Records

Here is new information about Colorado Adoption Law pertaining to open records from Rich Uhrlaub, director of Adoptees In Search:

“The Colorado State Board of Human Services has approved a new rule in compliance with the recent Court of Appeals ruling which opened records to those whose adoptions were finalized between Julyl 1, 1951 and July 1, 1967. This means that, along with original birth certificates which are available through the Colorado Department of Publice Health and Environment (CDPHE), adoption records as defined by statute which are under the Read More

Assembly Considers Unsealing New Jersey Birth Records

New Jersey Birth Records

Currently, original New Jersey birth records are sealed when an adoption occurs.  Adoptees searching for their birth family cannot access their original names or their birth parent’s names.  Birth parents are also denied access to birth records. 

There is legislation in the works that will give adult adoptees and adoptive parents access to original birth records. 

Birth parents will have a 12 month period to file a request to redact their names and addresses from the birth records and then have 60 days to fill out a form with medical, ancestral and social history. 

Learn more details about legislation to open New Jersey birth records  here:  http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/

(Type s611 in the Bill Number field, click the search button and then click on the PDF Format or HTML Format Link)

Eight states currently have open Read More

A Poignant Testimonial To OmniTrace

OmniTrace Private Investigator Reveals Search Methods

Here is a post about  OmniTrace search methods from our youngest and perhaps most enthusiastic OmniTrace Private Investigator:

By Rachel Weiss

Hello my name is Rachel Weiss, and I am originally from Boston, Massachusetts, the home of the Boston Red Sox.  I come from a family that is made up of a set of fraternal twins which are my brother and sister.  There are also my my mother, father, and, of course, me.  I recently graduated last year from college with a Bachelor’s Degree of Science in Psychology.  In my spare time I love to enjoy the outdoors, whether it is going to the beach, or just being outside walking around somewhere.  A big part of me is definitely still a homebody, and I love spending time with my family as much as I can.  

One of the things I love about my job is using search methods to reunite people with Read More

Man Seeks Son Given For Adoption But Records Lead To Wrong Person

Mistaken Identity Shatters Adoption Reunion

OmniTrace is involved with many wonderful reunions between adopted children and their biological parents.  Most go very well and are wonderful experiences for the reunited family members.

The following reunion (not one of our cases) has a truly startling twist.  Here’s a story shown on ABC News about an adoption that took place in New Jersey.  It involves a mix-up between two people who waited their entire lives to meet, and it is absolutely heartbreaking:

ABC News Story

It’s hard to know exactly where things went wrong.  It could have been at the hospital.  In that case, the hospital records were likely destroyed years ago and the mystery will never be solved.  Or, the mistake may have taken place at the New Jersey adoption agency– the son was one of six other children adopted around the same time and a mix-up might have occurred.

Unfortunately, those agency adoption records that might help to reveal the Read More

What Is A Reunion Registry?

What Is A Reunion Registry?

We frequently speak with adoptees and birth parents about adoption reunion registries and are surprised to learn how few know what they are.   Here’s some important information about these registries:

When searching for your birth family your first step should be reunion / adoption registries.  An adoption reunion registry can be the least expensive and quickest way to reunite you with your Read More

Yoga Awakening – Release The Powers Within

Searching for your birth family can be stressful.  Your mind dwells on the past, and circumstances surrounding  the adoption may overwhelm you.  Your thoughts are pulled towards the future in anticipation of finding your loved ones.  Will you ever reunite? 

Why not apply Yoga principles to your life to be  happier and stress-free?  Our good friend at  Yoga Awakening can help:

“Yoga is a discipline that breeds success and will release the inner powers of both your mind and body and lead to total Read More

Troy The Locator On WE tv

Troy The Locator

Troy The Locator has been reuniting birth family for over twenty years and is one of the most viewed shows on WE tv.  Millions of people have witnessed Troy The Locator conduct reunions between birth parents and adoptees.

A new episode of  Troy The Locator airs Saturday, Sept. 12, 2009,  9:00 PM Eastern Time and 8:00 PM Central. 

Here is what WE tv has to say about Troy The Locator: Read More

Disappearing In The Digital Age Is Hard To Do

‘Missing’ Wired Magazine Writer Tracked Down

Source:  ABC News
By By KI MAE HEUSSNER

You can run and you can hide.

But, especially in the digital age, do you have what it takes to disappear?

In a contest hatched by Wired magazine, writer Evan Ratliff tried to see if he could fly below the radar for 30 days with a bounty over his head.

Starting Aug. 15, he traveled the continental United States without revealing his location to a soul on the planet. Wired offered $5,000 to Read More

Avoid Criminal Identify Theft

Avoid Criminal Identity Theft

Our expertise is finding people, their assets, and their background information.   We know where to look, who to call, and what to say to find anyone’s personal information.  Who better to help you avoid criminal identity theft?  That’s the reason for this post. 

Although consumers have become more well informed at avoiding criminal identity theft, identity theft crooks are constantly updating their methods to steal credit cards, open bank accounts, obtain loans, etc. 

Here are ways you can avoid criminal identity theft: Read More