ARIZONA ADOPTIONS

Debra Allen is one of the busiest Arizona Confidential Intermediaries. She is active with training other C.I.'s in the adoption search and reunion field using the adoption court records in Arizona.  

First Breathe!
A telephone consultation is required, and this is always free of charge.  During the consultation, all of your questions are answered, and you will know by the end of the conversation just what your legal rights are and how to proceed.  You do have options!   Once you are ready, you will need to provide the following items:

• Use the link above, Consent to Exchange Information form. Then, download and complete the form and mail the original to Debra Allen.  **This form must be notarized.
• Use the link above to download the Request for Confidential Intermediary Appointment Form.  Complete the form and mail the original to Debra Allen.
• Click on the appropriate information form, and fill it out as completely as possible.
• Include a photocopy of your State ID, such as a driver’s license.
• Include a photocopy of your birth certificate.
• Check, money order, or credit cards accepted.  Checks to be made payable to Debra Allen for the agreed-upon amount.
• We will email you the required forms, and you will need to mail them back to the address below.

MAIL ALL DOCUMENTS TO:
Debra Allen, C.I. 

111 Hekili Street A222 

Kailua, Hi 96734
833-742-5536 ext 1
Contact me with any questions on your search!

For adoptions finalized in Arizona and according to A.R.S. § 8-134, any of the following persons may use the services of a CI:

• Adoptive parents of an adoptee at least 18 years of age, or the adoptive parents are deceased, the adoptee’s guardian.
• An adoptee who is at least 18 years of age.
• If an adoptee is deceased, the adoptee’s spouse is the legal parent or guardian of an adoptee's child. Suppose any adoptee is deceased, any progeny of the adoptee at least 18 years of age.  Either of the birth parents of an adoptee. Suppose the birth parent of an adoptee is deceased, the parent of the birth parent.
• A biological sibling of an adoptee if the sibling is at least 18 years of age. A  CI cannot contact persons under 21 years of age without a court order. According to A.R.S. § 8-543, any of the following persons may participate in SIX using the services of a CI: An adult who is a former dependent child.  A juvenile who is a former dependent child, through any of the following: (a)   The juvenile’s adoptive parent.  (b)  The juvenile’s guardian.

If you were born or adopted in Arizona, this is what you can expect from a certified C.I.
CONFIDENTIALITY: Consent from all parties is required for the sharing of identifying and non-identifying information
RESOURCES: CI’s may inspect the confidential court, division agency, and maternity home records not otherwise available.
SENSITIVITY & PROFESSIONALISM: CIs are trained to handle sensitive situations discreetly and objectively.

No, the adoption and or birth just needed to have taken place in Arizona.

Some of the adoption agencies used were 

Arizona Children's 

Catholic Charities of Tucson

Catholic Charities of Phoenix

Silver Spoons Adoptions 

Birth Hope Adoptions

Southwest Adoptions 

All County adoptions, including Maricopa, Pima, Pinal, Coconino, La Paz, Yavapai, and Mohave, and all Arizona Counties, we can help you search.  

Debra Allen has successfully reunited hundreds of Arizona adoptees using this confidential program.