Find My Father: This Is How to Find Your Dad

How Can I Find My Dad?

It is an unfortunate reality that the people who are supposed to be the closest to us are the ones who are not present in our lives. It is especially difficult when the people who are absent from our lives are the ones who gave us life – our parents. Whether it is adoption or other life choices that leave some people without a parent, it is no less difficult than any other reason for parental absence.

If you have lost touch with your father, or have never met him, you can make the choice to find your dad and reconnect with him. It may not be an easy decision to make, but once you make, you will be able to answer the question "where is my father" faster than you thought.


Where is my dad? Why should I find my father?

Many people have a complicated relationship with their father that leads to estrangement and the loss of contact. There are also those who have never even been in contact with their father, which leads to many questions. For whatever reason it may by, finding your father can help you answer some very important questions:

 - Why did he leave? If your father chose to put you in the arms of another family, this is a question that you frequently ask yourself. If you choose to find your dad, you will be able to answer why he chose to give you up and get closure on this important issue.

 - Does he have other children? Sometimes, people who find a parent discover that he/she has more children. By getting in touch with your father, you will be able to discover whether you have siblings that you might want to have a relationship with.

 - Do I have more family members? Often, not having a present father means not having contact with his family, i.e. brothers, sisters, grandparents, and other family members that you might want to get in touch with.

 - Does he have illnesses that you should know about? If you do not want to have a personal relationship with your father, you might want to get in touch with him to find out if there are genetic diseases that you should know about, especially if you are considering having children of your own.

These are just a few of many questions that people without a present father in their lives ask themselves. If you feel that you want to get in touch with your father, for whatever reason it may be, you owe it to yourself to find your dad and get the answers that you need.


Find my dad: where to start?

If you are wondering "where is my biological father?", you need to start at the basics. To find your birth father, you need one of the following details, at the very least:

1. Full name – first, middle, and last name. If you do not know your father's middle name, that is ok. You will receive more search results in the methods mentioned below, which will require you do to a little more digging.

2. State of residence (part/current) – if you know in which state your father used to live, you will be able to track him down more easily. If you know where your father currently lives, your chance of finding him is better.

3. Phone number – phone numbers, even old ones, are a form of ID that allows connecting between individuals based on their phone number. Meaning, your father's old/new phone numbers are connected to his name. So, if you have a phone number, you can perform a reverse phone number search and find your dad.

4. Old/new address – another detail that is connected to people's identity is their address of residence. By getting access to census data and personal records, you can perform a reverse address search and find your father.


Where can I get this information?

You can find your father by accessing public records online; such records are records that are made available to the public under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and they allow you to find both basic and in-depth details about individuals in the United States.

Once you have one identifying detail of a person that you want to find, like your father, you can use a public records search directory to find the said person. With ProPeopleSearch, you have unlimited access to billions of public records, so you can find your father quickly and easily. But, first, you must get the necessary details to perform a public records search.

Where can you get the information? You can get it in one of the following ways:

4. Your own birth records – if you cannot find details in one of the methods mentioned above, you can perform a public records search on yourself. When you do so, you will get access to your birth records, so you will be able to find your father's name.

Public records search: how to find my dad online?

By performing a public records search with ProPeopleSearch.com, you will have access to the following details about your father, and much more information:

• Birth records
• Marriage records
• Divorce records
• Contact information (phone number, address, email address, etc.)
• Names of relatives
• Criminal history

To get access to your father's public records, you can perform one or more of the following searches on ProPeopleSearch:

People search – a name-based directory that provides access to public records


Phone search – a reverse phone number lookup engine that provides details based on phone numbers

Address search – a reverse address search that will provide you with information about your father based on his past addresses

All these directories provide a great deal of information within minutes so you can find your father quicker than you find. You can also find your mother if you need to, and answer questions that need answering.

The search engine on the websites collects data within minutes, so all you have to do is decide that you want to find your father. The rest will be easier.