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IMPORTANT !!!!!!!!!!!!!.........  If you use a paid search / investigator, do not pay  any money up front, make sure they are licensed by the state and get the license number,  S.C. state law required that an investigator licensed in S.C. to provide a contract to the client that states total cost, time to complete, information to be provided to the client, how often you will get a follow-up, etc.   We have recently been told of several searchers/companies that people paid money to up front and did not get a completed search.   If you are interested in hiring a searcher, please email us.
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 How to Tips

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Get a Generic Email address such as Yahoo, hotmail or Gmail.  You may change your internet service provider  but these emails will not change.    www.yahoo.com ,  www.hotmail.com  or Gmail (contact us for a gmail account - they are by invitation only)     Be sure that you check these email accounts regularly.   Yahoo and Hotmail will suspend the account if not checked.  This is really a help when you post to search sites, and your email is not the same if someone is looking for you. 

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Start a notebook and keep record of everyone you talked to, correspondence mailed, e-mail, etc.  How to Tips

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You are going to start making long distance telephone calls, so make sure you have the best rates.  The   Registry can offer you long distance for as low as 2.7 cents a minute. 

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Get together all the papers that you might have, adoption decree, your adopted birth certificate, and your non-identifying information.

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If your adoption went thru DSS, then there is a registry that is with the state for this agency.  There is a cost for the registry but you can ask that it be waived.  You will need to contact DSS and ask them to provide you with a form.  (this is only for adoptions that went thru DSS)

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If you do not have your non-identifying information write for it from the agency or if you adoption went thru DSS contact them (the wait time thru DSS for non-id could be as long as 2 years.

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If you have a open communication with your adoptive parents regarding search, let them share with you any information that they know regarding your background.

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If you decide to employ a professional investigator/searcher - never pay money up front and get a no find no fee guarantee . Always get references from a professional   and understand your contract  South Carolina law required a contact between a client and investigator.

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A birth parent has the right to obtain the delivery records from the hospital - so if you are unsure of  the date of birth, time or weight this is great alternative.

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A birth parent should put a letter in the adoption file at the at the agency or the state if handled by DSS.  This will speed up the search if the adoptee is searching.

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Be prepared for contact .  (read this article)

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If someone is helping you search without charge, please send a SASE if you are asking for a reply,  or accept a collect call  and reimburse them for charges, parking, copies, etc.  A lot of volunteers give their time and every little bit helps.

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Keep a list of registry entries and advise them when you have found.

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If you are a birth parent you might consider listing your maiden name in the telephone directory where the birth occurred or when you were living at the time.   The cost for doing this is not that expensive and would help in trying to help an adoptee locate you.

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If you need additional search help,  we will be happy to discuss this with you.

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Adoption Terms - Lingo

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Social Security Numbers

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Sample Letters - (coming soon)

                                                                 Social Security Number Issued - by first 3 numbers 

 

001-003

New Hampshire

004-007

Maine

008-009

Vermont

010-034

Massachusetts

035-039

Rhode Island

040-049

Connecticut

050-134

New York

135-158

New Jersey

159-211

Pennsylvania

212-220

Maryland

221-222

Delaware

223-231

Virginia

232-236

West Virginia

237-246

 North Carolina

247-251

South Carolina

252-260

Georgia

261-267

Florida

268-302

Ohio

303-317

Indiana

318-361

Illinois

362-386

Michigan

387-399

Wisconsin

400-407

Kentucky

408-415

Tennessee

416-424

Alabama

425-428

Mississippi

429-432

Arkansas

433-439

Louisiana

440-448

Oklahoma

449-467

Texas

468-477

Minnesota

478-485

Iowa

486-500

Missouri

501-502

North Dakota

503-504

South Dakota

505-508

Nebraska

509-515

Kansas

516-517

Montana

518-519

Idaho

520

Wyoming

521-524

Colorado

525,585

New Mexico

526-527

Arizona

528-529

Utah

530

Nevada

531-539

Washington

540-544

Oregon

545-573

California

574

Alaska

575-576

Hawaii

577-579

District of Columbia

580

Virgin Islands

580-584

Puerto Rico

586

Guam

586

American Somoa

586

Philippine Islands

700-728

Railroad Board**

NOTE: The same area, when shown more than once, means that certain numbers have been transferred from one State to another, or that an area has been divided for use among certain geographic locations.
Any number beginning with 000 will NEVER be a valid SSN.
The information in the Social Security records about an individual is confidential by law and cannot be disclosed except in certain very restricted cases permitted by regulations.    After an individual is deceased you can obtain a copy of the Social Security Benefits and Copy of the Application for a fee of $21.00 per request.   - 

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= New areas allocated, but not yet issued 

** 700-728 Issuance of these numbers to railroad employees was discontinued July 1, 1963. 

 

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