My oldest is adopted. In KY the adoption agency can only release information if there is a letter from the birth mother, stating that this is OK. My child spent about 15 years trying to locate her. He finally had enough information, but no name, to track her down through a web site. Sorry, he could not remember the site. Kinda lost all interest when his b-mother, told his to leave her alone, and quit harrassing her. This was after one note, and a picture of a newborn son.