"It is common sense to take a method and try it. If it fails, admit it frankly and try another. But above all, try something."
--Franklin D. Roosevelt

          Inside the covers of this book are five pages listing people who will help in searches at no charge, addresses of where to send a Waiver and requests for Non-Id information along with samples of the proper notarized letter formats, eighteen pages of imaginative and helpful search tips, further letter examples, registries, state statutes, and several other helpful resources. There are also templates of an Affidavit, Notice, Petition, and Order including statutes that apply to every state that can conform to Pro Se (doing it yourself) court filings. The Adoption Records Handbook is a road map to help birth families discover the past and the future with step-by-step directions to lead the way down their path. This book will have a profound impact on currently available adoption search methods.

          With one in ten persons being adopted in the United States and many more that are part of the adoption triad along with their immediate families, tens of thousands of adoption triad members are searching for their birth families to discover their medical histories, heritage, and possible reunions. Forty-four states currently have laws permanently sealing adoptee's birth certificates forever, thus forcing birth families to search on their own. Moreover, in some states where adoption records are opened, the birth family will still have to petition the court to obtain them.

          You can now pre-order at Barnes & Noble online at a discount or you can pre-order here with free shipping via PayPal. The Adoption Records Handbook will be out on October 30th.

Reviews

"The Adoption Records Handbook by Teresa Brown is essential for anyone looking to find their birth family. Well written and clearly presented to help cut through the maze of stumbling blocks, this book is a must." - Joe Soll, LCSW, psychotherapist and author of Evil Exchange and Adoption Healing... a path to recovery.

"Adoption Records Handbook is an important -- even invaluable -- resource for everyone setting out to solve the mystery of their past, so they can move on to a better-informed and less-secretive future." - Adam Pertman, Executive Director of the Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute and author of Adoption Nation.

          Author: Teresa Brown is a retired Paralegal, a reunited first mother, the daughter of adoptive parents, and the sister to an adoptee. She has been around adoption most of her life and is familiar with all sides of the adoption triad. She believes that all birth family members have a right to discover their answers, regardless of the final outcome.