iso any birthfamily... born in Rochester,NY in 1982

Hi heatherh82.How's this for coincidence - I'm also a Heather, an adoptee born in NY, and I was adopted through Stanley Michaelman.Unfortunately, NY State is among the worst when it comes to adoptee rights. Getting birth records unsealed is just about impossible in NY, I'm sorry to say. However, there are things you can do on your own to jumpstart a search. You might want to try a few things (if you haven't already), like:- The New York State adoption registry. [url=http://www.health.ny.gov/vital_records/adoption.htm]Adoption Information Registry - New York State Department of Health[/url] It isn't perfect, but if your birth family registered non-ID info or even identifying info with the state, if you register, a match will be made, and state will contact you with information.- You can also register with the International Soundex registry @ [url=http://www.isrr.org]International Soundex Reunion Registry - ISRR[/url]. Again, if both parties register, the match will be made and information provided.- You say you aren't in contact with your adoptive mom, and I certainly don't mean to pry, but is it possible she has some information, and might be willing to share it? Is there an intermediary who could ask her on your behalf, if you are remaining out of contact? My dad had information that he held onto for over 30 years, and that proved to be just what I needed to search successfully...- You can ask a search angel for help (though you don't seem to have much info to go on), and you can also consider paying for a search + reunion service. Those don't come cheap, but they have experience and can often get answers from places the average person wouldn't even think to look...Please keep in mind that just about ANYTHING is possible when you start searching. You could discover that your biological family wants nothing to do with you. You could discover that they've been searching for you all along but never knew where to look. And anything and everything in between.In my case, my search led me to my biological mother's family, as she herself passed away a few years before I tried to find her. For the most part, they knew nothing about me, and were rather shocked, to say the least, to learn that I existed. I was lucky - they decided to embrace me with open hearts, and it's been amazing getting to know them over the past several months. But I knew going in that it was possible they'd swing the other way and decide to have nothing to do with me.... Like I said, I was very lucky.I wish you every bit as much luck in your own search!