mizharstar
Junior Member
What is the name of your state? Colorado
How can I find my father's birth family? He was born in Colorado in 1940. He was adopted as an infant. We have his birth mother's name and know that she died sometime in the late 1950's or early 60's. Do not have a name for birth father.
I have always wanted to know who my father's birth family was, if we had cousins, etc. I also wanted info for medical records purposes (birth mother died of breast cancer). My adoptive grandmother said she would tell me what she knew (about his birth parents) when she felt I was old enough. My adoptive grandparents died together in a car accident in 1987 taking all the info with them.
Until now, my father had refused to discuss his birth parents or the adoption. Recently he has said that he would sign something if that is what I need to start trying to find his birth family, but that he didn't want to be active in the search himself.
With just a birth mother's name, where would I start to find my relatives? Who do I need to contact? Do I need an attorney, or can I go about this myself? What would my father have to sign to grant or allow access to information on his behalf?
How can I find my father's birth family? He was born in Colorado in 1940. He was adopted as an infant. We have his birth mother's name and know that she died sometime in the late 1950's or early 60's. Do not have a name for birth father.
I have always wanted to know who my father's birth family was, if we had cousins, etc. I also wanted info for medical records purposes (birth mother died of breast cancer). My adoptive grandmother said she would tell me what she knew (about his birth parents) when she felt I was old enough. My adoptive grandparents died together in a car accident in 1987 taking all the info with them.
Until now, my father had refused to discuss his birth parents or the adoption. Recently he has said that he would sign something if that is what I need to start trying to find his birth family, but that he didn't want to be active in the search himself.
With just a birth mother's name, where would I start to find my relatives? Who do I need to contact? Do I need an attorney, or can I go about this myself? What would my father have to sign to grant or allow access to information on his behalf?
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