These public postings are from citizens of the planet, exercising their right of free speech, to declare their adoptive status, and thereby open the secret records, sealed by the Courts, long ago. By placing this information in a public forum, these citizens, effectively free the information from the whims of those who control the information.
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If you have a name you may have to resort to the big commercial databases. Most of these charge substantial membership fees and the searches are charged on a basis of the number of people found fitting the search criteria. Searches can become expensive. To reduce the cost, searchers have banned together, one person pays the membership fee and they share the cost of doing individual searches. Some absorb the cost themselves others pass the fee along to you, others charge a flat fee and average the cost. The people in these groups are very good at managing large volumes of information and targeting searches to minimize cost.
These groups typically use Paypal accounts. Paypal accounts are free bank accounts and enable you to move money around easily and securely - enter the amount and email address then press send. I recommend that you get one of these accounts - $5 or $10 can go along way in this realm - be generous. Here is Paypal's web site.
- SearchAngels This group is very effective and generally, the search helpers, will absorb the fees themselves.
- WhoWhatWhereAndHow will generally absorb the cost if it's not too much.
- SleuthServices for difficult nationwide searches. They have access to an extensive collection of databases. They handled a difficult search for me and charged about $30. They were very proficient in my search.
- Luanne has an extensive collection of databases, and if the search contains something unusual - she has seen everything.
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