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 a) fees charged, b) services to be provided, c) refund policy for “no find” searches, d) contact procedures and policies, and e) references.
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, tpeddie@charter.net
Specialty: California adoptions, (out-of-CA, if name known). 20 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.”
California "No Find No Fee" Adoption Searches
Colleen Buckner
Toll Free (877) 741-4115
www.adoptionsearchcalifornia.com
TriadTies@adoptionsearchcalifornia.com
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, Kinsolving Investigations, P.O. Box 1917, Matthews, N.C. 28106
(704) 537-5919, mzchrislee@aol.com, www.kinsolving.com
(Fee-based)
Joe Soll, 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; 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:
RegDay.org Resources Page