Professional Search Resources

This list is provided for information purposes only. PACER does not endorse any particular search service. Before you hire anyone, please be sure to ask about:

1. Fees charged,
2. Services to be provided,
3. Refund policy for “no find” searches,
4. Contact procedures and policies, and
5. References.

Umbrella organizations are listed at the top.  Specific resources are listed in alphabetical order.

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• Search Finders of California, San Jose, CA
  (408) 356-6711, www.searchfinders.org
  Search/support group meetings held the second Thursday of every month.
   
• Independent Search Consultants, P.O. Box 10192, Costa Mesa, CA 92627
  www.iscsearch.org, www.ischawall.org
  Referrals to [fee-based] certified search consultants.
   
• Adoptee-Birthparent Connections, CA
  Tina Peddie, (805) 929-2930, desabla1@yahoo.com
  Specialty: California adoptions (out-of-CA, if name known). 25+ years experience assisting with initial contact (glad to help, even if she has not conducted the search). Fee based, some expenses only.
   
• Lee Bignall, Concord, CA
  (925) 672-6906
  Specialty: California adoptions. (Fee)
   
• Martin Brandfon, 620 Jefferson Ave., Redwood City, CA 94063
  (650) 366-6789, mbrandfon@earthlink.net
  (Not a searcher) - will provide legal advice and services related to adoption, searches, court petitions for access to birth and adoption records, adult adoptions and name changes. (Fee; no fee or advice given out on the web - please call) . “Please call between 3-5 pm Mon- Fri for search info.”
   
• The Triad Search Consultant
  Lisa Vittori
  Toll Free (877) 739-3958
  (949) 419-6967
  (949) 242-2815 fax
  www.adoptionsearchcalifornia.com
  thetriadsearcher@yahoo.com
  No find, no fee.
   
• Delayn Curtis, 721 Cedar Dr., Watsonville, CA 95076
  (831) 724-1034, delayncurtis@juno.com
  Specialty: California. (Out of pocket expenses only.)
   
• Steve Felix, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
  (310) 548-0335, CaSearcher@aol.com, SteveFelix@bigfoot.com.
  Specialty: California. (Fee-based)
   
• Chris Lee at Kinsolving Investigations, P.O. Box 1917, Matthews, N.C. 28106
  (704) 537-5919, mzchrislee@aol.com, www.kinsolving.com
  (Fee-based)
   
• Joe Soll at Adoption Crossroads, 444 East 74th Street, New York, NY 10021
  (212) 988-0110 or 74 Lakewood Drive, Congers, NY 10920, (845) 268-0283
  cera@idt.net, joesoll@earthlink.net, joeshrink@earthlink.net, www.AdoptionCrossroads.org
  Support/Search Groups, Fee Searches
   
• Other Search Resources:
  • California State Library, 900 N. St., Rm. 200, Sacramento, CA 95814
    (916) 654-0176
  • CA marriage and death indices
  • All CA newspapers
  • CA city directories and phone books
  • Social Security death index for US.
  • Sutro Library, 480 Winston Dr., San Francisco, CA, (415) 731-4477
  • Internet Search Resources:  www.RegDay.org Resources Page