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Using Ancestry DNA Testing to Find Your Birth Parents in a Closed Adoption
If you were adopted as a child and are now looking to find your birth parents, you may be wondering where to start. One option that many people in your…
Navigating a DNA Discovery: Tips and Strategies
If you’ve recently taken a DNA test with a company like Ancestry.com or 23andMe.com, you may be in for a surprise. DNA tests can reveal all sorts of interesting information…
A Twin’s Promise – Podcast Episode 4
Hear Tiffany’s remarkable story! An adoptee who along with her identical twin sister longed to find and contact their birth father. You can listen above, or also find this podcast…
How to search for a birth parent(s) if you know their name(s) – Part 2 – The Tools
Before we dive in, I just want to confirm that you first read Part 1 of this series. You don’t want to go down a rabbit hole chasing the wrong…
How to search for a birth parent(s) if you know their name – Part 1
We frequently get requests for help to find birth parents from adoptees and others, and a good portion of them already have a name and frequently other identifying information. This…
How to get your New York Adoption Records with the new law, the current answer is wait . . .
New York has historically had some of the most restrictive laws for the sealing of adoption records. But decades of effort have turned the tides, and soon those adopted in…