Cost of Services
Updating information in archived adoption record.................................No Fee
You are invited to provide updated contact information if you would like to be contacted should your relative search for you.
Application fee.....................................$30
If you are interested in applying for search and reunion services or are requesting non-identifying information, please complete the Request for Services form and send your application fee to the address below. Once your request and fee have been processed, we will send you the full application packet as well as information related to the search and reunion process. This fee will be subtracted from the overall cost of services you are applying for. Application fees are valid for six months.
Non-identifying background or medical background information...................$300
This provides you with information about genetic and medical history as well as placement before adoption. No identifying information is given.
Search services and contact for updated information for one birth parent...............................$750
Search services and contact for updated information for both birth parents...............................$1,000
Our professional counselors will search diligently for your relative(s). With the consent of both parties, contact can be made either by correspondence without revealing identifying information or by revealing identity. This can only be done with both parties' consent. Your counselor would serve as intermediary. If a birth parent refuses contact, our professionals will seek medical update information for the adoptee.
Discounted fee for non-identifying information
If you are requesting both non-identifying information and a search service, then the fee for non-identifying information will be reduced to $150.
Additional hours of professional search and counseling services........$150 per hour
Some situations require more time to search. If we are unable to locate your relative for the four hours of our contract, we will contact you. If you desire us to continue the search, this charge will then apply. It is not often that this occurs.
We respect the privacy of all involved and seek to do what is in the best interest of all members of the adoption triad when providing our services.
MEDICAL SITUATIONS: If there is a medical situation necessitating contact with a member of the adoption triad, please contact our office or complete the Request for Services form. A signed medical statement from a physician explaining the need and urgency for the information will be requested. Once your application, medical statement and fee are received, your application will be processed the same as a search service. However, the application will be moved to the front of the waiting list.
Fees may be paid by personal check, money order, cashier's check, certified bank check or by charge to either Visa or MasterCard. Services will not be initiated until all fees are paid in full.
How to contact us
Please do not hesitate to call or write us if you have any questions about the search process. Our professional staff is always pleased to help you in any way possible.
You may mail all correspondence, applications and fees to:
Adoption Archives Unit
Children's Home Society of Florida
P.O. Box 5616
Jacksonville, FL 32247
Phone: (904) 493-7780
Fax: (904) 348-2848