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DESCRIPTION - REVIEWS - CONTENTS
PREFACE
CHAPTER 1 - SEARCH BASICS
Forty Search Tips for Starters
Freedom of Information and Privacy Acts
International Soundex Reunion Registry
Hiring a Licensed Private Investigator
The Worldwide Search Network
The Birth Certificate
The Social Security Number, DMV and Credit Bureaus
Other Resources
Locating Military Personnel and Records
Police Reports
If You Are Denied
Passport Services As An Information Source
Starting Your Own Search Business
CHAPTER 2 - MISSING AND RUNAWAY CHILDREN
If a Child is Missing
Search Tips for Finding Missing or Runaway Children
CHAPTER 3 - FAMILY TREE, GENEALOGY, DEBTOR, CHILD SUPPORT, HEIR, CLASSMATE, OLD LOVE, WAR BUDDY, MISSING ADULTS - or ANYONE
Family Tree and Genealogy
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
How to Use the National Archives for Genealogical Research
Records Available for Search
Debtors, Bills and Child Support matters
Classmates, Old Loves, Missing Adults, Anyone
To Find an Heir or Start an Heir Search Business
CHAPTER 4 -- WITH OR WITHOUT A NAME -- FAMILY MEMBERS SEPARATED DUE TO ADOPTION, DIVORCE, DONOR OFFSPRING
Who Am I? - A Basic Right
Starting Point
Innovative and Bizarre Search Methods of Adoptees, "Birth" parents
More Letters from Adoptees and "Birth" parents
Other Resources for Non-Custodial Parents
Questions for Adoptees/"Birth" parents to Ask Agency/Court
CHAPTER 5 - COMPUTERIZED SEARCHES
Examples of Websites and E-Mails Helpful for Search
SEARCHING THE U.S.A. (Alphabetical Listings by State)
with Key to Adoption Support Groups
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
UNITED STATES POSSESSIONS AND TRUST TERRITORIES
American Samoa
Guam
Panama Canal Zone
Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands (St. Croix; St, John; St. Thomas)
Trust Territories of Marianas
INTERNATIONAL SEARCHING
International Search Resources - Vital Records, Red Cross, Messaging, Registries, Resources
International Social Services (ISS)
Citizenship and Adoption
Abducted Children: Reciprocity, Interpol, Private Rescue
(Alphabetical Listings by Country):
Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Armenia
Australia
-Australian Capital Territory, -New South Wales
-Northern Territory
-Queensland
-South Australia
-Tasmania
-Victoria
-Western Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan, Bahamas
Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados
Belarus, Belgium
Belize, Benin, Bermuda
Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Brazil
Brunei, Bulgaria
Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon
Canada
-Alberta
-British Columbia
-Manitoba
-New Brunswick
-Newfoundland
-Northwest Territories
-Nova Scotia
-Ontario
-Prince Edward Island
-Quebec
-Saskatchewan
-Yukon
Cape Verde, Cayman Islands
Central Africa Republic, Chad, Chile
China
-Hong Kong, -Macau, -Mongolia
-Taiwan
Colombia, Comoros, Congo
Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic
Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica
Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia
Fiji, Finland
France
Gabon, Gambia, Georgia
Germany
Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece
Grenada, Guatemala
Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras
Hungary
Iceland
India, Indonesia, Iran
Iraq, Ireland (Republic of)
Israel, Italy
Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Japan
Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya
Kiribati, Korea (North and South)
Kuwait
Kyrgystan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon
Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein
Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia
Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali
Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius
Mexico
Micronesia, Moldava,
Monaco, Montenegro, Montserrat, Morocco, Mozambique
Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, The Netherlands
New Zealand
Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria
Niue, Northern Mariana Island, Norway
Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Panama (see also US Possessions: Panama Canal Zone)
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal, Qatar
Romania
Russia
Rwanda
St. Christopher/Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa - Western (See also US Possessions: American Samoa), San Marino,
Sao Tome-Principe, Saudi Arabia
Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles
Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia,
South Africa
Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland
Sweden, Switzerland
Syria, Tajikistan
Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey,
Turkmenistan, Turks and Caicos, Tuvalu, Uganda
Ukraine, United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
-England and Wales
-Northern Ireland, - Scotland
Uruguay, Uzbekistan
Vanatu, Venezuela, Vietnam
Yemen, Yugoslavia
Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe
INDEX
ADDENDA - Sample Forms and Formats
