California
Closed/Open (Some open counties) – Age of Majority – 18 years old
State Registry? No
CI System? No
Hospital Records Available? Yes
State’s Web site Information
http://www.childsworld.ca.gov/Frequently_1359.htm
Helpful State Links
Search and Support Groups
Concerned United Birth parents (CUB)Los Angeles Chapter
http://www.cubirthparents.org/lacub.html
San Diego Chapter
http://www.cubirthparents.org/sdcub.html
PACER (Post Adoption Center for Education and Research)
To locate support groups in the Northern California area, click here.
Popular Maternity Homes Within the State
Florence Crittenton, Los Angeles http://www.florencecrittenton.com/St. Anne’s Maternity Home, Los Angeles http://www.stannes.org/
St. Elizabeth’s Maternity Home San Francisco (now called Mount St. Joseph-St. Elizabeth)
http://www.msjse.org
http://www.msjse.org/about.html
Well-Known Adoption Agencies
Bethany Christian – Contact Form – Option to Find Out Birth Family or ChildChildren’s Home Society http://www.chs-ca.org/about.html
Paid Searchers
http://adoptionsearchcalifornia.com/search-guru.cfmSearch Angel
delayn1@yahoo.com
Delayn Curtis is a talented and experienced birth mom searcher who specializes in California searches.
Miscellaneous
DMV Forwarding Service
http://www.dmv.ca.gov/forms/inf/inf1211b.htm
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