Cost of Online Search Companies Versus Private Agencies
There is no avoiding a monetary cost as you search for your birth family. Even "search angels," people who will help you in their free time out of the kindness of their hearts, will still charge you for any fees they encounter along the way.

You can search for relatively cheap using online companies like Veromi, rather than hiring a private agency which can cost several thousand dollars.

Private agencies can charge you as much as $2,500. Some of these private companies claim they earn high fees because it is difficult to find a lost mother after she changes her name and they promise quick turn-around times. 

Online companies can do this as well and may be more cost effective for you. Veromi will charge you between $9.95 and $99.95 depending upon how many searches you want done and how extensive you want them to search. Veromi also give you the option of unlimited people searches for one fee. For example, for $14.95 you can do an unlimited amount of searches for 24 hours. This company's unlimited searches include people, property, death, divorce and marriage and do not usually include background searches, such as criminal searches and unclaimed money searches. Those must be purchased separately. Make sure you familiarize yourself with the rules of payment and searches before hiring any company.