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THE
REGISTRY DOES NOT ACTIVELY SEARCH FOR INDIVIDUALS.
IT SERVES ONLY AS A CENTRAL PLACE FOR PARTIES TO AN ADOPTION TO
FILE THEIR INFORMATION AND BE MATCHED TOGETHER
IF BOTH
PARTIES REGISTER:
Section A
must be completed in
full by
every applicant. Adoptees should write "SELF" in
the
"Relationship to Adapted" blank:
Section
B should
be
filled out as completely as possible by all applicants,
with the exception of the "DATE OF BIRTH" and "PLACE OF
BIRTH"
SECTIONS. Those areas must be completed correctly if your
application
is
to
be processed. If you are unable to complete any other blanks in this section,
you
may
leave
them blank.
Section C
may be
skipped by birth family members.
Section
D must
be completed by listing the person(s) to whom you wish to release information. In the
blank space, list
persons in reference to their
relationship to
the
adoptee, i.e., Adoptee, Adoptive Mother, Adoptive Father, Birth Mother, Birth
Father, Sibling, etc.
We cannot share identifying information between you and the person with whom you wish to be
reunited until you complete this section.
Section E only applies if you feel that you
need a counselor and do not know who to
contact.
Generally there is no' free counseling available, but if you mark the
"YES" box,
Registry
staff
will
try
to help you contact
a -counselor in your area.
Section
F only
applies when the applicant does not want to be notified (personally) if the
person(s)
they are seeking is registered. To name
someone else (or
an
agency) to
represent
you,' fill out this section, naming your "agent" ', and send a
notarized
" Power of Attorney" with your application.
Section G must
be completed with your
signature and date.
THE
FEE FOR REGISTRATION IS $35 (CHECK OR MONEY ORDER)
MUST ACCOMPANY YOUR
APPLICATION. IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO REGISTER BE USE YOU
CANNOT AFFORD THIS FEE, PLEASE INCLUDE A STATEMENT ON A SEPARATE
PAGE WHICH EXPLAINS YOUR CIRCUMSTANCES AND REQUESTS WAIVER OF THE FEE. IF
YOU ARE RECEIVING PUBLIC ASSISTANCE OR FOOD STAMPS, PLEASE SEND PROOF OF
YOUR ELIGIBILITY.
A PHOTOCOPY OF YOUR BIRTH
CERTIFICATE, DRIVERS LICENSE OR OTHER ID MUST ACCOMPANY YOUR APPLICATION,
FURTHERMORE, ENCLOSING A COPY OF
THE ADOPTEES
BIRTH CERTIFICATE (IF AVAILABLE) SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCES APPLICATION
PROCESSING TIME.
Note: A person wishing to change
any information on their application after they are registered
must request an
Update
Form from the Registry. The Update Form must be
accompanied
by a $10 check,
money order,
or proof of hardship.
Mail
application with $35 (check or money order) and
ID
to:
1317
Winewood Blvd. Tallahassee, FL 32399-0700
FLORIDA ADOPTION REUNION REGISTRY (850)488-8000
*'CORRECTION: The statute
citation in
the
brochure is incorrect. The brochure was promulgated pursuant to
Section
63.163: Florida Statures.
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