Adoption Records Handbook [Paperback]

Teresa A. Brown (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 30, 2008

Inside the covers of this book are twenty-two pages of imaginative and helpful search tips, letter examples, Waiver and requests for Non-Id information forms, lists of Search Angels who will help in searches at no charge, registries, state statutes, etc. There are also templates of an Affidavit, Notice, Petition, and Order including statutes that apply to every state that can conform to Pro Se (doing it yourself) court filings. The Adoption Records Handbook is a road map to help birth families discover the past and the future with step-by-step directions to lead the way down their path. This book will have a profound impact on current adoption search methods.

Product Details

• Paperback: 136 pages
• Publisher: Crary Publications (October 30, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0974343862
• ISBN-13: 978-0974343860
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #205,843 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars good work, nicely done, November 10, 2008

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G. J. Graves "california history fan" (Auburn, Ca United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Adoption Records Handbook (Paperback)

If you are looking for birth family, this book is going to be a great help in your search.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Everyone Searching needs this book!, November 10, 2008

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Carole Bryan "Carole L. Bryan" (Cartersville, Georgia United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Adoption Records Handbook (Paperback)

Anyone who does searches will need a copy of this book. It has a vast amount of information and will help adoptee's or search angels shorten the research time.

Teresa deserves a great big applause for all the hard work she's done.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A 133-page compendium of sound information, practical instructions, and real-world advice, December 7, 2008

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Adoption Records Handbook (Paperback)

Teresa Brown is a retired paralegal, a reunited birthmother, the daughter of adoptive parents, and the sister to an adoptee. She draws upon her many years of personal experience and professional expertise to write a definitive instruction manual for those adoptees who seek to identify and locate their birth parents or their children given up for adoption in "Adoption Records Handbook: Birth Family Searches Made Easier With Self-Help, Tips, Registries, Search Angels, Pro Se Legal Forms, etc." A 133-page compendium of sound information, practical instructions, and real-world advice, "Birth Family Searches Made Easier" truly lives up to the promise of its title and should be considered an essential reference on how to obtain non-identifying information, locating a specific adoption court, providing both conventional and unconventional searches, petition the court to open sealed adoption records, finding where a birth child was placed, and accessing relevant public records. Simply stated, "Adoption Records Handbook" should be a part of the reference collections of every community library in the country.