Trying to find an adopted sibling?

Question:

Trying to find an adopted sibling?

The only thing I know is that his birth name was Justin Schiman
we share a mutual sperm donor John Joesph Schiman (now deceased) my brother was adopted if that is the right word when he was 2. His mom placed an ad in three major newspapers searching for the father, of course he didn't respond because he was in Denver and Justin's mom posted in competely different areas of the states. This is how he was adopted. His moms name i believe was Heidi and I believe maiden name was Stillwagon. Justin was born in Denver and should be between 25 and 26 years old.

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Start with the idea that you're looking for a long lost classmate for your HS reunion...then double it for the mom, too.

Try http://www.classmates.com
http://www.intelius.com
http://www.zabasearch.com
http://www.reunion.com
http://www.infobel.com

Play with the bits of information that you have. You can search for Heidi Stillwagon in whichever state...or all states. Look for people who might be her siblings, other kids, etc. Check for people who were friends of hers and your dad's and who might remember where her parents lived or know where she or her siblings live.

The next thing is to go back and see if you can find those ads that were posted. It was 23 years ago so they're probably not on any database...but you can look through the major newspapers and contact their Classifieds section to see if they can pull records from that far back. Your goal is to find the attorney handling the case since that's the one who probably placed the ad and would have been the person to respond to. Then you can go to the court for that area and see if there's a docket number. Most of the records are undoubtedly sealed, but they should be able to give you contact information for attorneys on both sides. Then you contact their offices and ask if they would be kind enough to forward a letter from you to Justin. He's clearly over 18 so there shouldn't be a problem. Just make sure you keep the letter upbeat and positive, include more than one way to contact you, and don't seal the envelope so that the attorney can review it before passing it on (to make sure you're not doing something inappropriate).

Good luck.