1969? I'm looking for him.H

Question:

Has any one heard of Michael Joseph Porter born 11/3/1969? I'm looking for him.He was born in st.louis,mo.

He is my birth son.I had to put him up for adoption because it was wrong in those days to have a bi-racial child.Please help if you have any info.Thanks and God Bless

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Hi, I'm not sure how much of the following you already know. I did see it appears you have a two posts up at the adoption.com reunion registry. You may want to visit there again and make sure all the information you have is up to date. That registry is a long shot, but it is a popular site, so it's a good idea to check it ever other month or so.

Everything you need to know related to searching for a Missouri adoptee is located at this page here

http://www.adopting.org/adoptions/missou...

You may want to join this mailing list as well

http://groups.yahoo.com/subscribe.cgi/he...

It appears to be a rather quiet list right now.. only two posts total for the month of February, but they have an extensive archive that you'll want to go through. That archive would probably have information and links on the challenges you face in your own state.

Definitely register at the state run registry in the event he is seeking members of his first family, but don't get overly hopeful. The number of successful reunions from state run registries is only 4%. However you do have the right to register and can do so at the site below

http://www.dss.mo.gov/cd/adopt/adoir.htm...

If you haven't done so already, you should register at ISSR in the chance anyone is searching for you. You can find the ISRR website FAQs at

http://www.isrr.net/faq.shtml

Start a search diary now and keep notes on everything you find. Also make sure you have a good support network for yourself. The search process can be quite draining. But is very much worth it!

This is a lot to process, and there's even more. There are a lot of books on searching. A very good eBook that is available for free is here

ULTIMATE SEARCH GUIDE

http://www.ultimatesearchbook.com/...

Again, as you're already registered over at adoption.com you may have done all of the above already, but I hope something here puts you one step closer to reuniting with your son. Best of luck to you.