Adoption agency no longer exists

Originally Posted By CatherineI am a birth mother in search of my daughter who was adopted through an agency called Friends of Children, Atlanta, GA in 1985. I have now discovered that this agency no longer exists. What happens to my files? Who can I contact in order to update my file which I have left open?Thanks for any assistance you can offer.Catherine

Originally Posted By Colleen Buckner, website Search ExpertIf the agency has closed contact the office below for informtion. This is the governing office for all adoption agencies in Georgia that handled adoptions. They will have your file:State of GeorgiaDept of Post Adoptions2 Peachtree Street NW13th FloorAtlanta GA 30308404-657-3555Warm Regards,Colleen Buckner, website search expert

I was born in 1985 and adopted through Friends of Children. I am a 17 year old girl with curly blond hair and blue-green eyes. I am getting ready to go away to school next fall and just want a little bit of closure. I live in the metro-Atlanta area and I am told that I was born in Augusta, but I have also discovered that many birth certificates read Augusta, and the birth occured somewhere else. If any of this information is familiar, please respond. If this sounds like it might be you, then thank you for life. Please, please contact me. Galen my email address is galenc@bellsouth.net

Searching in Georgia If you are searching in Georgia it is important that you start your search with background information about your birthparents. Contact the agency that handled your adoption and request "non-identifying" information from your adoption file. The State of Georgia also maintains a "Mutual Consent Registry" where you can post your adoption information for searching birth relatives. If you do not know the name of the agency contact this office: State of Georgia Dept of Post Adoptions Phone: 404-894-2641 A helpful search site for Georgia is: [url]http://adoption/about.com/cs/searchga/[/url] Warmest regards, Colleen Buckner ***Note: Join an active and informative on-line support group at [url]http://www.adoptionchat.com.[/url] Click on Search and Reunion Hosted Chat. Wednesday nights at 7:00 P.M. Pacific Standard Time with Sabra and Thursday nights at 6:00 P.M. Pacific Standard Time with Colleen.

Hello, have you gotten anywhere with this? I am looking for a nephew who was adopted thru that agency in 1987. My sister passed away, and I promised I would look into this for her. Please let me know if you found out what happened to those files. my e-mail is bbriman@msn.com

I also put a son up for adoption w/ American Friends of Children but it was in 1988 and in Washington, DC and I haven't had much luck finding anything either.

What was her exact birthdate? I was born on January 31,1985.

Anyone seeking information on any of the "Friends of Children" agencies should do a Google search on the name Seymour KurtzI would suggest contacting your state Department of Health and asking if they can tell you what happened to the records after these agencies were shut down.

Hi, I was adopted through Friends of Children though Easter House. Rome, Georgia on August 9, 1983. I do not have a lot of information. My hospital records do not list the hospital name. I may have been in an Atlanta hospital at 1: 51pm. Names on my mom's notes from the time list Seymour Kurtz and Marianne Zahner. Any information any one has would be much appreciated. I hope to learn more about my biological family.