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Searching for any birth family,I was born Dec 29 1955 in shenadoah iowa,my mother name was margie lee renner and had a aunt named Dorthy Schroeder
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Have you tried these services in Iowa yet?
If you know what adoption agency handled your adoption contact them for information from your adoption file that will help you with your search. If you were a private adoption or do not know the name of the adoption agency contact this office:
Iowa Department of Human Services
Adult, Children and Family Services
Hoover State Office Building, 5th Floor
Des Moines, IA 50319
(515) 281-5730
Fax: (515) 281-4597
World Wide Web: [url]http://www.dhs.state.ia.us/ACFS/ACFS.asp[/url]
INFORMATION THAT IS AVAILABLE IN YOUR STATE:
Non-identifying informationӔ is available to adoptees. It is information from your adoption file about your birth parents. It generally includes ages, marital status, states of birth, education, religion, occupations and a physical description of your birth parents. It should also include the reason for relinquishment and may include information about your aunts, uncles and grandparents. It is called non-identifying informationӔ because it does not include any identifying information such as names, addresses or social security numbers. If you already have your non-identifying information but it is information given to your adoptive parents at the time of your adoption you should re-apply for the non-identifying information. Agencies are giving out much more comprehensive information now that they did in the past. Some information is also available to birth parents about the adopting family.
Mutual Consent RegistryӔ is a registry where adoptees and birth parents can register the adoption information. If both parties register normally the agency responsible for the registry will notify both parties that consent has been given to contact each other. Adoptees, siblings and half siblings may also file consents and updated medical information in an adoptees file. Contact this office for more information:
Iowa Mutual Consent Voluntary Adoption Registry
Iowa Department of Public Health, Bureau of Vital Records
Lucas State Office Building, 1st Floor, 321 East 12th Street
Des Moines, IA 50319-0075
(515) 281-4944
World Wide Web: [url]http://www.idph.state.ia.us/pa/vr.htm[/url]
Here is a non-profit, volunteer resource for the Iowa Reunion Registry. Be sure and contact them with your search information:
Iowa Reunion Registry
Doris Smith
POB 8
Blairsburg, IA 50034
NOTE: Adoptions prior to 7/4/1941: Adoptees may have records opened by the petition process.
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