Finding your birth family can be difficult to do on your own but there is help if you need it.
Instructions
1. Decide if you really want to find your birth family and what you would do with that information.
Chances are, your birth mother expects that you will try to find her one day so she may be more prepared than you might think.
Birth fathers or siblings are not always aware that you exist so this may be more of a surprise to them and you should be prepared for that.
2. Beware of on-line help finding your biological family. Adoption records are generally sealed and there are many on-line companies that claim to help you get these records for free. Don't fall into this trap and certainly never give out your personal identification doing this or your risk identity theft.
Remember, there are people out there who do not have your best interest at heart and are preying on people just like you.
3. Join free websites where individuals such as birth mothers, birth fathers, birth sisters and brothers can find each other. The problem with this method is that your birth family must be registered with these sites.
If going this route, you will need to register with all of the sites in hopes that they too are on these sites.
The catch with some of these so called free websites is that they aren't really free. Sure you can list yourself and they can find you for a fee but if you want to search for anyone, you have to sign up with your credit card and they will bill you monthly.
4. Obtaining your original birth certificate is sometimes helpful in adoption cases. Your birth mother's name may be listed. Once you have that information, finding your birth mother may be as simple as finding a phone book.
Your birth certificate will also give you the place of birth which may be very important in finding your birth family.
5. The most expensive method of finding your birth family is using an adoption detective. The price varies widely for this type of search but it is generally the easiest and fastest method to finding your birth family.
6. Prepare to prove your biological family blood lines with a DNA test. While your biological family may be excited about finding you, they also may be very skeptical, understandably so.
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