North Dakota Searching Resources

thesearchguru

September 1, 2003

WELCOME TO THE SEARCH AND REUNION MESSAGE BOARD!

For information about adoption related information and records:

North Dakota Department of Human Services

600 East Boulevard Avenue

Bismarck, ND 58505

(701) 328-4805

Toll Free: (800) 245-3736

Fax: (701) 328-3538

Non-Identifying Information: Adoptive parents or adopted adults may obtain non-identifying information. A child placing agency may alert the adopted adult or birth parents in cases of death or pertinent medical information regarding the adopted adult or birth parents.

Identifying Information: Adopted adults may request information on birth parents or birth siblings, and the agency will search for the birth parents or birth siblings to obtain consent. Birth parents and birth siblings may file consent to have information released. Adopted adults can receive information if birth parents or birth siblings consent to release of information. Birth siblings can receive information on an adopted adult if the adopted adult consents.

Original Birth Certificate: An adoptee must petition the court where the adoption was finalized.

Other great websites to check out:

[url=http://www.adoptionchat.com]Adoption.com Forums[/url]

[url=http://www.adoptionlists.com]Adoption Lists - Photolistings, Support Groups, Mailing Lists - Agency, Exchange, Failed, Feel, Find[/url]

[url=http://www.adoption.com]Adoption.com - Information on International, Domestic, Child & Agency Adoptions, Stories, Laws -[/url]

[url=http://www.adopting.org]Adopting - Adopt a Baby, Child, Infants, Kids, Older, Services, International, Information China -[/url]

[url=http://registry.adoption.com/]Adoption Registry - Records, Reunion Registries, Adoptees, Search Reunite[/url]

rebecca29

September 6, 2003

i just wanted to say thanks to you for posting this information. i had read it on this web site a couple months ago and had no idea that you could contact the adoption agency and ask them to contact your birthmother for you.

i have now done that, they have contacted her- it only took them a couple weeks to find her and i am now just waiting for her to make a decision about what she wants to do!

regardless of her decision at least i will know.... i wont have to wonder if she is out there wishing i would find her.

through this i have also found out all the non identifying info that they did not give to me back in 1974 so i now know the reason i was placed for adoption, i know about my bp families and siblings and now know i have 4 half siblings out there.

i just wanted to say thanks for your info!