Please join me as I speak with Jamie Weiss; professional photographer, writer and adoptee rights activist. She is one of the co-founders of the Georgia Alliance for Adoptee Rights. Jamie Weiss was born in Virginia, but adopted in the state of Georgia. 

Jamie can be found at:

signedsealedadopted.com

[email protected]

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instagram.com/signedsealedadopted

Mentioned in the podcast:

Georgia Adoption Law: Georgia is a closed state. Adoptees are not allowed unrestricted access to records. They may participate in a reunion registry, or appeal to the court.

Georgia Adoption Reunion Registry: ga-adoptionreunion.com: There are several adoption reunion registries in Georgia. This is the only one licensed with the state of Georgia. They are a non-profit contracted by the state to administer the states mandated registry. Contact with family only occurs if the people concerned have given written consent. Assistance is fee based.

Georgia Alliance for Adoptee Rights   gaallianceforadopteerights.org: GAAR. The alliance is a coalition of state and national organizations fighting for Georgia adoptees rights to unrestricted access to their original documents

Virginia adoption law: Virginia is a closed state. Adoptees must provide the court with good cause in order to have records released. 

Ancestry.com: The largest commercial DNA testing company. 

Resources:

growbeyondwords.com: a resource for adoptees seeking adoptee informed therapists

Disclaimer: All opinions expressed are just those: Opinions.