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[FONT=Arial]Here are a few basics for getting started with your search...[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial]1. Write for the [/FONT][URL="http://www.protestanthomeforbabies.com/nonid.htm"][FONT=Arial]non-identifying information[/FONT][/URL][FONT=Arial]. (Click to learn more about this)[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial]Adoption Services
P. O. Box 3318
Baton Rouge, LA 70821-3318
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[FONT=Arial][URL="http://www.protestanthomeforbabies.com/Sample_nonid.htm"]Sample letter for adoptees[/URL][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial][URL="http://www.protestanthomeforbabies.com/Sample_nonid_BP.htm"]Sample letter for birthparents[/URL][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial]Adoptees are entitled to this information by law. Birth-families and birth-siblings are entitled some information as well. The "Non-ID" can be helpful to birth-mothers, birth-fathers and birth-siblings searching to confirm the date of birth, maternity home, hospital and other important search information. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial]Note: Protestant Home for Babies triad members must request the Non-ID from the state.
If you are searching for somebody from another agency and the agency is still in operation, try requesting the Non-ID for the adoption from there first. [URL="http://www.protestanthomeforbabies.com/MaternityHomes.htm"]Here[/URL] is some information for some maternity homes in LA, mostly New Orleans.
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[FONT=Arial]2. Register with the official state of Louisiana Adoption [URL="http://Registry"]Adoption.com - Information on International, Domestic, Child & Agency Adoptions, Stories, Laws -[/URL]! [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial]The Louisiana Adoption Registry is a registry established by the Department of Social Services to facilitate voluntary contact between adult adoptees, their birth parents and/or siblings. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial]Please note that the registry used to require one hour of counseling before registering, this is no longer the case. "There is also a counseling requirement that must be met prior to voluntary release of any identifying information, but this is not required in order to register."[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial]3. Register with the International Soundex Reunion Registry [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial]It is the world's largest reunion registry![/FONT]
[FONT=Arial]ISRR is a mutual consent reunion registry for persons desiring a reunion with next-of-kin. This agency serves the needs of family members who have been separated from each other by adoption, divorce, foster care institutional care, abandonment, etc.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial]Our registration services are free and ISRR is supported entirely by contributions received directly from people we serve.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial]Contact ISRR: [/FONT][FONT=Arial]
By Computer: [URL="http://www.isrr.net"]ISRR[/URL]
By Mail: ISRR, P.O. Box 2312 Carson City, NV 89702
By Phone: (775) 882-7755
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[FONT=Arial]4. Register with some online adoption registries. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial]It happens and it's heart breaking! A match is made, BUT the e-mail address listed no longer works. The poster hasn't left a name or any kind contact information behind. I see people on adoption.com asking, would the person looking for so and so please contact me. A sad situation indeed.
When posting and registering your information be sure to
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[*][FONT=Arial]Make a decent subject line with all pertinent information! Everybody cant read every post, so narrow it down for them with a good subject line.
Example ғFemale adoptee ISO Birth-family, New Orleans, 2/15/66
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[*][FONT=Arial]Keep your e-mail address! Or update all the places you have registered with your new e-mail address. Take notes! If you have an alternate e-mail consider posting this. E-mail addresses come and go![/FONT]
[*][FONT=Arial]Register with the Louisiana Adoption Registry and state in your post that you are registered with the Louisiana Adoption Registry. Or with the International Soundex Reunion Registry and state that you are registered with the ISRR! This will help in the case of the "old" email address.[/FONT]
[*][FONT=Arial]Do NOT divulge the entire contents of your "Non-Identifying" information online! The city, state, date of birth, maternity home, and sex of the adoptee is plenty to facilitate necessary contact between potential matches! It is helpful to keep parts of your Non-ID a secret in case you come across someone on the Internet that could be a birth-relative. This information can be used to compare notes and to weed out imposters!![/FONT][/LIST]
[INDENT][FONT=Arial]Adoption.com - Largest online registry
Registry [URL="http://registry.adoption.com/"]Adoption Registry - Records, Reunion Registries, Adoptees, Search Reunite[/URL]
LA Forum
[URL="http://forums.adoption.com/louisiana-adoption-records/"]http://forums.adoption.com/louisiana-adoption-records/[/URL][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial]Louisiana Adoption Database
[/FONT][URL="http://home.bellsouth.net/p/s/community.dll?ep=16&groupid=219060&ck="][FONT=Arial]http://home.bellsouth.net/p/s/community.dll?ep=16&groupid=219060&ck=[/FONT][/URL]
[FONT=Arial]Adoptee Connect - Orleans Parish Adoption Registry[/FONT][FONT=Arial]
[URL="http://www.adopteeconnect.com/p/a/101119/"]http://www.adopteeconnect.com/p/a/101119/[/URL][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial]Adoptee Connect - Louisiana Adoption Registry[/FONT][FONT=Arial]
[URL="http://www.adopteeconnect.com/p/a/1019//aq"]http://www.adopteeconnect.com/p/a/1019//aq[/URL][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial]G's Louisiana Adoption Registry
[URL="http://www.aci.net/schaefer/page81.html"]http://www.aci.net/schaefer/page81.html[/URL][/FONT]
[/INDENT][FONT=Arial]5. Contact [URL="http://www.adopteesbirthrightscommittee.com/"]Adoptees' Birthrights Committee in Louisiana[/URL] . ABC is a private, volunteer driven, charitable organization providing non-profit search and support assistance in Louisiana. Excellent resources and wonderful people at two locations! ABC can still help you if you are out-of-state, send them an email. DO IT!!![/FONT]