Mr. Toole,
I am sending you a search application packet in another email. It takes many people time to get to the “right place” to search and you do have to be open to any kind of result. It is not a problem to do searches with an out of state petitioner, all of our searches are conducted by email/phone/mail. The search fee is $350, which can be made in two payments, one at the start of the search and one when the case is ready to go to CI (about 3-4 months later). The average time for a search from start to finish is 4-6 months. The search fee includes all court and agency fees associated with obtaining your sealed adoption file, securing a court order to access these files and the services of a Confidential Intermediary who actually makes contact with your birth family to obtain a consent to contact before your identifying information can be exchanged. The hardest part for you is the waiting once you’ve returned payment and paperwork. It will seem like nothing is happening for about 10-12 weeks, then your CI calls when the case is assigned and things generally move much more quickly at that point.
I did take a peek at our birth registry and there is no entry for your birth date and place, which only means that no one has contacted our office searching for you previously. You should also register with the Soundex registry, which is the largest national registry at www.isrr.net. Look over the first email I sent you which includes the search info. packet and let me know if there are any thoughts, concerns or questions not covered. I will be out Friday and back in the office Monday 8:30 – 1:00.
WARMly,
Michelle Meeker
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