Catholic Charities Post Adoption Services

Welcome to the Search and Reunion Message Board:For those people whose adoptions were facilitated by Catholic Charities you might want to contact them to find out what services are available to you through their agency. Contact the office in the city that processed the adoption paperwork. If you do not know the city location contact this office for inquiries:Catholic Charities USA National Headquarters1731 King St, Alexandria, VA 22314(703) 549-1390 For adoptees requesting non-identifying informationӔ about birth parents here are some questions that you might ask:A. Ages of birth parents at the time of relinquishmentB. Marital status of birth parentsC. Other siblings born before the adopteeD. Physical description of birth parentsE. Ethnicity of birth parentsF. Occupation of birth parentsG. Education of birth parentsH. Information about aunts, uncles and grandparentsI. Reason for relinquishmentFor birth parents requesting non-identifying informationӔ about the adopting family:A. Ages of adopting parents at the time of adoptionB. Other children in the adoptive family, biological and adoptedC. Physical description, ethnicity, occupations and education of adopting parentsD. Confirm date of birth of relinquished childBoth adoptees and birth parents should ask:A. If Catholic Charities maintains a registryӔ where you can submit the information about the birth, relinquishment and adoption information. B. If Catholic Charities provides a Waiver for Consent to Contact FormӔ for both parties.C. If Catholic Charities provides a Confidential IntermediaryӔ search service to locate the birth relative that you are looking for.Other great websites to check out:[URL="http://www.adoptionchat.com"]Adoption.com Forums[/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]