Search Angels Can Help Find Your Birth Parents
A "search angel" is a person who offers to help you find your missing mother or missing father for free simply because he or she wants to help.
Search angels can be found in search and support groups, on discussion boards, and in special listings. Know that search angels will not help you find a minor and you will use them at your own risk. You will create a personal relationship with these angels and they are usually not endorsed or recommended by the informational sites that list them.
To find a search angel,
- Check the state laws on search and the services they offer. Some states offer free help and some do not.
- Contact one or more search groups in the state where the adoption took place. These groups, discussion boards, and chat rooms are filled with people searching or who have searched and they are a good resource.
- Look through the angel listing on adoptinng.org and see if there's someone in the area you're searching who might be willing to help. The site tries to keep the list current, but can't guarantee that all angels are always active.
- There are also some excellent angel websites with free search services such as The Volunteer Search Network. They may charge you what it costs to help you. The help is available only for adoptees, birth parents and their family members who are looking for lost relatives. They do not locate infants to be adopted.
If you aren't having luck connecting with a search angel, you can turn to online companies with the ability to do extensive searches for you, like Veromi.com.
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