hOW CAN I FIND MY HUSBANDS BIOLOGIC FAMILY

I would start by looking for the doctor that delivered him it should be on his birth certificate than you can go from their. Also request records from the hospital wear he was born. And about turning into a grizzly, he may need to talk to his doctor and be put on something to balance his moods. Hope this helps

Hi D.,

My husband was adopted in NY and they have a registry that you can sign up on and get non-identifying info (medical, biological parents age, etnicity, etc). Here's a link to Pa's registry: http://www.dsf.health.state.pa.us/health/cwp/view.asp?a=1...

I hope this helps!!!
Good Luck!!!
L.

My husband was born before his mother got married and was given his step-father's name. On every official document. When his mother told him that his step-father (who had raised him from age 3 on) wasn't his father, she provided no more information. I scoured the internet, even going so far as signing up for one of those people finder deals. Which are no help if you don't who you're looking for, obviously.

This answer came very simply when I went to the courthouse in the county he was born in and paid $10 for a copy of his birth certificate. We have since located his biological father and they have a fairly good relationship. Since your husband was adopted, I would think it would depend on the laws governing adoption in 1948. If his biological parents are listed on the birth certificate, it might help you.

Good luck!

I wish you success. I do work part time in social services and may offer a little suggestion. County social agencies are required to keep adoption records forever. Try calling the social services in the county that Bloomsburg resides. They must allow you (your husband) to read whatever records they have. I hope you find help. I hope you hang tough and work through this with him. Adoption causes an whole seperate dimension to an persons emotional makeup. There is often undealt w/ grief..or anger. It may be helpful to read up in this area.

God Bless,
LF

I really feel for you, and your husband. I very strongly believe that everyone should have the right to know who their family is. I found this site for you. I hope it helps. http://www.findmybiologicalparents.com/

Maybe your husband is getting upset because he feels you are messing in his private business. I think you should respect his position and drop this. If you feel he has a mental illness, you should urge him to see his family doctor as a start. I don't see that there is a definite relationship between his behavior and his biological medical records.
If I was adopted and did not have the desire to find my biological parents, I would certainly resent my spouse taking it upon herself to do just that against my wishes. You've already put his name on this site and I would bet he is unaware of it. Try putting yourself in his shoes!

Dense,
Unless the records are sealed, you should be able to go to the lawyer or it can be in the records at the court house. I hope this may have helped. If not may be you could do a searchon the internet, there are some sites out there that may be able to help you in your quest.
K.

oooh boy! you have a plate full here! I can only urge you to seek some counseling. While biologically there may be some assistance to your husband behavior, it is also-everyday learned behavior from childhood-like how he was brought up by his adoptive parents.People he associated himself with. I would look into that as well.
Trying to find someones birth parents is a hard thing. Most adoptive records legally are sealed and some are just thrown out. However there are things you can try to do, but be aware and ready to put up with a lot of red tape in the process!Research -via internet/library/ public records
Birth records of 1948 in Bloomsburg. narrowed down by name. You can even try to call in the board of health and see if they can give you some advice as to helping you find some info.

Best of luck!
mom of 4.

I'm sorry I don't know what to tell you about the biological family part, but as far as your husband's mood is concerned, if he doesn't want contact with his biological family, except maybe the medical part, it could be that he is having a lot of mixed feelings about it and feels some deep down hurt and anger. He may be thinking about all the whys that he was even put up for adoption. He may just not know how to express it (properly). So maybe it's not so much a mental illness thing, but a deep hurt/anger thing that he may just want to talk with a guy friend of his about in his own time and way. It doesn't necessarily justify the name-calling and put downs he's doing to your family, but it may explain some of it. I would consider looking into what's bugging him first (it may be some other stressor too) before I do something so drastic as a lawyer. Could you do that?

Hello D.,
I used to clerk for a judge in Centre County. Part of my responsibility was processing requests for information from adoption files. At the time I worked, all adoption files were sealed and confidential. I was allowed to provide any NON-identifying medical information contained in the file. Unfortunately, in my experience, it is not likely for any medical information to be contained in the file.
However, you can request that the judge have someone (depends on the county's procedure but probably someone in Children and Youth Services) try to locate and contact the birth parent to see if they are willing to divulge any medical information. The birth parent's identity would still be left confidential.
The Pa registry aforementioned is the best place the start. If that does not yield any results, your husband will have to petition the local court, where his adoption took place, for any non-identifying medical information contained in the adoption file and go from there. A "Petition" sounds tricky, but it is really just a formal letter entitled Petition outlining your husband's requests.
Please keep in mind, the Court and any social agency handling your husband's adoption file is required by law to keep the identity of the birth parents confidential, unless the birth parents give permission to reveal their identity. In other words - your husband cannot just look at the file.
Best of luck - I hope you find some helpful information.
D.

Hi D. my name is J.. I am adopted too. I found my birth family in 1993. I was not born in pa though it was a different state. I don't know how I can help. But if I can I will do my best to try.

as far as your hubby's behavior. I have deal with the same behavior with my hubby when he is off his meds. My hubby has been diagnoses with bi-polar and when he is off his meds can get really mean and cruel. Maybe I can help in some way. E-mail me privately if you like at ____@____.com

Does he have outbursts at strangers and difficulty understanding what he did or why it's wrong? Does he black out and not remember the episodes, or does he insist he is right and really feel that everyone else deserves to be put down? If it is only to his family, and if he didn't display the behavior before, he probably isn't mentally ill, he just stopped behaving nicely. Calling names and putting people down isn't a sign of mental illness unless there are also other signs of not functioning mentally. If' he's perfectly rational and functional, yet just mean, then finding his biological family's records won't help you. Even if they were prone to depression, you already know that he is angry, so it doesn't really matter where he got it. If he really does show signs of mental illness, he should seek treatment no matter what and not wait to find out what his records will show. Mental illness is not always hereditary. Good luck, I'm sorry you're going through this.

I got my bio famiy's info from the Medical History Registry. The number to call them is 1-800-224-0225. Good luck!
J.

Btw...not all menatl issues are heredity. You may try taking him to have him evaluated by a psycharist first to see if they think this is something he has genetically

D., I was also adopted and wanted to find out my family medical history before I started trying to have children. I was able to contact the agency that handled my adoption and they gave me all the information they had on my family's history.

Did you ever try the web site called rootsweb.com it's free.

Hi D.,
I too was adopted. I knew the date, city and state, and the hospital I was born in. I wrote and received a copy of my original birth certificate (from vital satistics) which had my mother's name and age when she had me. I got hold of a phone book from the city where I was born and found initials matching my birth mothers from my certificate.

I understood she might not have wanted anything to do with me but I too had medical questions. I also knew this was a long shot because so many years had gone by. But then the letter I had sent to the address in the phone book was answered. My questions have been answered and I have met siblings I never had and always wanted. Knowing my biological parents now makes me more grateful for the parents that raised me.

Good luck. Your other option is to go to a lawyer and try to have your ceiled records reopened through the court system.
Joanie