Family of Hope -- Helen Tanos Hope Adoptions

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This page was updated on 5/13/05 --  (more information to follow)  Lorraine Kratz, Records Center Manager at the Office of Vital Statistics stated in an email to me that they do not provide information regarding date, place of finalization of an adoption, or the name of an attorney handling an adoption to birth parent(s), so the following information is for:  

Adult Adoptees and Adoptive Parents Only 
(Birth parents, see *Important* below)
  

Non-Identifying information is, as the name implies, information which does not include identifying information such as names, addresses, dates of birth, etc. 

Even if you are not actively searching all adoptees and adoptive parents really should consider requesting non-identifying information, if only to confirm that the information you have corresponds with the state's records.  

For those of you who are actively searching, non-identifying information may provide additional information and clues you may not already have.

Upon request, all non-identifying information, including the family medical history and social history, about the adoptee and the adoptee's birth parents "must" be furnished to adult adoptees and/or adoptive parents.

• This information is only available to adult adoptees and to adoptive parents.

• Specific names or identifying information are not included in the family medical or social history.

• Your request should be made in writing.

• Adoptees should note in their request the names of their adoptive parents.

• A copy of your driver's license or notarized proof of identification is required, and you must state your role in this adoption (adoptee, adoptive mother/father).

For information on how to request non-identifying information, contact Lorraine Kratz, Records Center Manager for  the Office of Vital Statistics Adoption Unit  at 904-359-6900 ext. 1081 or Cristina Serrano, ext. 1086.

* Important *
  

Birthparents, even if you are not searching, you really should  update your non-identifying information with the Office of Vital Statistics Adoption Unit.  This way, even if your child is not yet searching, valuable and important non-identifying information may be available to them. 

-- It is the belief of this site/registry owner that every person should have the right to know their own medical history at the very least, and they deserve to know about their own ethnic/social background as well.

To find out how to update your non-identifying information, please contact Lorraine Kratz, Records Center Manager for  the Office of Vital Statistics Adoption Unit  at 904-359-6900 ext. 1081 or Cristina Serrano, ext. 1086.

If you are searching, you should be very sure to register and keep your information up to date with the Florida Adoption Reunion Registry (FARR).  Contact the State of Florida Vital Statistics at 904-359-6990 for how you may confirm that your child was adopted and when.