Suckerpunch - Part 3 - Update
Part 3: Update Trooper has spoken to the Court Clerk and been given the case number of the file containing documents from the time he was adjudged a dependent of the court. The Clerk suggested he write to the judge and ask him to look in
this file to see if there is any information.
But this law-abiding man is losing his faith in the very laws he has supported all his life.
"The law states that an adoptee over the age of 18 can receive non-identifying information upon request. This is a joke! I now know why they passed these laws - I'm sure when most adoptees find out what they have to go through, they won't do it.
"I'm a veteran. I served our great nation. I fought for those oppressed. I bled for them twice and suffered more wounds not visible that left unhealed scars for years. And I come home to be denied my birthright that is locked up and controlled by the state.
"Who do you fight and how do you fight them?"
The Next Step?There may be no alternative for Trooper that doesn't involve spending a considerable amount of money to receive information to which, by law, he is entitled, or to pursue release of his original birth records.
He will keep us posted.
For more information, see the links in the sidebar at the top of the page and these resources from our Editor:
[Note: Illinois has an
adoption registry and a confidential intermediary program through which identifying information and/or medical information can be exchanged. Both have associated costs and fees ($40 for registry, $450 for confidential intermediary), and have a very low rate of participation and success.]
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