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 Child

Children’s Home Society http://www.chs-ca.org/about.html

Paid Searchers

http://adoptionsearchcalifornia.com/search-guru.cfm

Search 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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