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Thanks for clearing that up, Tori - I didn't know the amount of information varied until after I'd already responded to the original poster. Good information to have!!SJ2461, definitely contact the agency - I got a huge amount of info from mine. Info which, if I'm really methodical in how I use it, may actually help me track down my family. I encourage every adoptee from Illinois to register with IARMIE. Even if you're a younger adoptee and think the state might not have much information for you, just being listed in the registry is important. And you won't know if someone from your birth family has registered until you do!
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I'm sorry it's taking the state so long. I do know there is only one person in that office - so - who knows what else is on her desk. But I do understand about being anxious - once you finally decide to take that step, you want answers, NOW!!!
Hope the adoption agency can give you some help too.
Hang in there.
MKW
I should have been a little more patient. The IARMIE information was in my mailbox today. The only information it included were my date and location of birth and the ages of my birth parents. Before receiving this info, my mom had told me my birth mother's age but I didn't know about my birth father. Now I'm just waiting to hear from the agency. It seems like the more information I find, the more curious I get!
I know how frustrating it can be! Funny, when I sent in my IARMIE and requested my non-id, I had no intention of searching. Now, I'm spending nearly every waking moment trying to track down my family.It sounds like you got the same amount of info I did - for me, it was more than I had to start with and it was just good to know that the day I celebrated my birth every year was actually accurate.Congrats!Illinois is a rough state to try and conduct a search for. But that doesn't mean impossible! :)
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In the letter from the IARMIE it says "If we receive a similar request from your birth mother, father or sibling..." Is that just a standard sentence included in everyone's letters or does that mean I have a sibling? They're probably not allowed to tell me about siblings, right? Well, at least not unless they register, which the same paragraph says no one has. So I guess that means it's just a generic phrase?
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hello. i just talked to the head person at vital staticis. she told me that once they have your paperwork, if everything is done right, they start a search on your records. if the person you are searching for is in the registry looking for you, then vitals will send you the information and contact info on them if they have there papers marked to do so. some only want medical records. the lady told me that they were about 2mos behind so it will take a little time to hear from them. good luck. labontewoman43@aol.com
I sent in my registry information and received the letter 3 days later. All it stated was my birth mother's age, date of birth and the hospital but nothing else. I already knew everything but the hospital. Kind of sad that's all they could give me and my father's age wasn't even mentioned.
Could I expect any other information?
[FONT=Verdana]BJS74, the only information that was in mine was the ages of my birthparents, the hospital, and my birth date. I think this must be pretty standard. Maybe there is an agency or lawyer you could find more information through? After I got that short letter back from the IARMIE, I contacted the agency that handled my adoption and they took the time to write a very personal 5 page letter compiling all the information they had, which was much more helpful and interesting than the IARMIE letter. Good luck![/FONT][FONT=Verdana][/FONT]
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Just an update about the IARMIE program - they are now back to full staff and are able to generally respond within 7-10 days of receipt of your forms. They also have a new system for logging in applications and mail and can tell you over the telephone if your application has been recieved. Although their letter is pretty generic when giving you your non-idenditifying information they have much less information than an adoption agency has. The Illinois Adoption Act only allows the IARMIE program to release information that is on the certifiable portion of the original birth certificate. And if you look at your current birth certificate you will see there is not much about heritage and family information there. But believe me these people do care about what they are doing and the people they are doing their best to serve.
BJS74 - the program can only give you information that was given at the time of your birth to the hospital - if the age of the birth father was not given and is not on the original birth certificate they do not have it to give to you - an adoption agency may have much more detailed information that they can share with you