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Showing posts with label Indiana OBC access. Show all posts
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Tuesday, December 31, 2024

Living in the Know: The Adoptee's Quick-Start Guide to Finding Family with DNA Testing

Genetic Genealogist Geraldine Berger Helps Adoptees and Others to Solve Family Mysteries With Her Guide, Living In The Know



WARWICK, R.I., Oct. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Ten million adults nationwide were adopted as infants, and for many their "family histories remain a mystery," according to Geraldine Berger, who has written a book on using DNA testing to find birth families. A professional genetic genealogist, Berger specializes in solving family tree mysteries for her clients, bringing resolution and closure. Living in the Know, Berger's step-by-step guide to finding family with DNA testing came from years of research based on her own experience identifying her birth parents.

According to Berger, only 10 states allow adoptees unrestricted access to their original birth certificates, and even in those states, a birth certificate can be a dead end. DNA testing has helped many adoptees find their blood relatives, but the process can be confusing and raise more questions than it answers. Living in the Know, helps cut through confusion to help people reclaim their personal histories. In her book, Berger also chronicles her own search for her birth parents.

Berger, an adoptee-rights activist, is passionate about helping people discover the truth of their origins. "DNA is a game-changer, placing the power of knowing who you are back where it belongs—in the hands of the individual," said Berger.

Living in the Know helps individuals get started through DNA testing, but sometimes the search is more art than science. Berger knows that the DNA test is only the beginning. "People test thinking the results will give them 'the answer,' says Berger, "but more often than not they say, 'Now what?'" This is where Berger's clients come to her asking for help.

Living in the Know: The Adoptee's Quick-Start Guide to Finding Family with DNA Testing is available on Amazon. For more information or to contact Geraldine, visit www.geneticgenealogycoach.com.

ABOUT GERALDINE BERGER, AUTHOR OF Living in the Know:

A professional genetic genealogist, Berger specializes in helping adult adoptees identify and locate their birth parents and other family members, using DNA evidence. An adoptee herself, Berger has cracked hundreds of cases, including her own, and her successes have appeared in news outlets worldwide. In May 2021, she published her book, "Living In The Know: The Adoptee's Quick Start Guide to Finding Family with DNA Testing," available on Amazon: https://tinyurl.com/2jra9ewd.

Contact:
Geraldine Berger
320770@email4pr.com 
401-341-8220

Related Links

http://www.geneticgenealogycoach.com

Saturday, January 6, 2018

Indiana to open their adoption records July 1st

Indiana is set to open their adoption records on July 1st, and this will be of particular interest to our Native American community. As you may know, over a million children were routed through Chicago between 1950-1970 and many of them ended up in Indiana, having been placed in non-Native foster and adoption settings.

Please let your readers know there will be a conference open to everyone that will assist people in filling out the forms to request their birth information, hosted by the Indiana Adoptee Network http://indianaadopteenetwork.org/.  Needless to say, we are counting the days so that hopefully many of the American Indians/Native Americans living here will be able to find their rightful families and reconnect with their culture and heritage.

Thank you,
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Kerry Steiner
Professional Genealogist
Aspen Genealogy
Creating Affordable Family Trees Since 1992
Association of Professional Genealogists
National Genealogical Society
Indiana Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 17491  ~  Indianapolis, IN 46217
(317) 370-6781

Friday, January 16, 2015

Indiana OBC rights to access underway

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Indiana records for adoptions between 1941 and 1993 are sealed.
State law requires written consent from a birth parent and adoptee to release identifying information, but all adoptions from Jan.1,1994 and on are open, unless a birth parent files a "non-release" form with the state.
If lawmakers approve this idea, it would make Indiana the 14th state to make its sealed adoption records open to adult adoptees.
The idea now heads to the full senate for consideration.

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