[sniffles]

from Texas Department of Family and Protective Services:

Dear *name*

Your signed Request for Records, Form 4885, and proof of your identity has been received. A copy of the adoption record will be placed in line to be printed and will be sent to our legal department for redaction. Redaction is a process where names, addresses, dates of birth, etc. are removed to protect the confidentiality of the parties named. If you are a biological parent, you will only receive the portion of the record prior to the adoption.

After our legal department has completed the redaction process, your record will be mailed to the above address. Due to the number of requests for adoption records received by this office, it may take approximately six months before your record is available.

If you have any questions regarding the status of your request, please feel free to contact me at the number listed below.

Rex Evans

I don't understand, were you adopted? Are you adopting a child? Are you going to give up a child for adoption?
I'm not sure what this means.
Sorry Sniffles- I missed any posts you wrote leading up to this one.
(((Sniffles))))) Whatever it is, I hope that you're okay.

[sniffles]

lol....hey Jax. Yes I am adopted. I'm looking for information on my birth parents/family. The letter is basically saying they've received my information and confirmed my identity and once they edit out certain information on my adoption record, they'll be sending it to me. Hopefully sooner than the 6 months that they think it might take.
sniffles

*hugs back*

[Sarah116]

I like that, you should always go for it! Luck ahead to you I hope your seeking will be fulfilled with pleasing success and joy! Sarah

(((((Sniffles))))))) How scarey this is yet exciting at the same time. I'm wishing you lots and lots of luck!

so basically they are sending your records to you BUT taking out the information that you need - birth mother, birth father. So in the end these records may do you no good for locating your biological parents?

Well all is not lost. Because you will have some of the info that you can use elsewhere to get the rest of the info.

For example there are many on line registration sites where adoptees and boilogical parents can register using information like where the adoption took place, the year it took place and so on, and then when the other person decides to register the agency automatically notified both matching people and sometimes helps the people do DNA testing to make sure the people are related.

You can always register and who knows maybe your biological parents have already registered and waiting to be matched.

Talk shows like maury, montel, Oprah and Ellen degeneres are always doing reunion shows of finding lost relatives. You can also do that.

[alisandria]

With the redaction process, does that mean the biological parents do not want to be contacted? Or is this just a part of the record process during that in which you were put up for adoption.

Regardless, or whatever the case it is...I had a friend recently that just went through this, and he had very little information on his records (for whatever reason). With some help from us all, he found his family and just recently had a family reuninon with them.

I hope whatever it is you are looking for (he just wanted a name, an identity & seemed to get more than his heart's desire) you will find. This has got to be a huge, and scary step for you...the uncertainty. Just don't set your sights too high, my friend didn't, he was prepared for his worst fears, but left the door open to whatever would come.

G'Luck, and keep us posted. Not sure if there is anything I can do to help you. I know I can definitely lend you emotional support, and just give you some tips like we did AW (even ask him exactly what he did).

Hee Heee, I am so excited for you!!! hugs, Lisa

[desirae]

6 months!....that seems a little long to wait for such crucial info.

It is typical though.

Around here because it is not considered essential info in the sense that you wont die if you dont get it.

However, if you have a medical reason, it often speeds things up.

Skittles, I may be assuming too much, but you are on PC so obviously you struggle with some mental health issues. Talk to your doc. They can pull it on the basis that they want to know your history.

[January]

(((((((((((((( Sniffles )))))))))))))

I hope it's not six months! Don't give up. Hang in there.

Hugs,

Jan

[sniffles]

myself, they are only editing out the last names of my biological parents. it was a closed adoption, meaning my adoptive parents made it where my biological parents couldnt change their minds about putting me up for adoption once they had given me up.

Alisandria, redaction is editing out certain information about my biological parents, as to protect their identity, since it was a closed adoption case.

Thanks for all your replies. I appreciate it. I'm trying not to set my hopes too high, but I am hopeful for something.

[Bethsway]

Hope all goes well for you!!!

[sniffles]

thanks hun