Summary
Registrant Katie Van Lennep is an adoptive sister looking for her brother. The adoptee was born in California in 1959 on July 19th. He was born Kristek in Los Angeles in Los Angeles County to 20 year old birthmother Mary Louise Lavell (maiden name Kristek). The Adoption Institute handled the adoption.Online Genealogy and Family Research Resources
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California Adoption Record: # 24922
Adoptive Sister looking for Adoptee
Katie Van Lennep
Adoptee's Info
Birth Name: Kristek
Adoptive Name:
Date of Birth: Jul 19, 1959 (now 66 years old)
Gender: Male
Birth Location: Los Angeles city, Los Angeles county, California USA
Birthmother's Info
Name: Mary Louise Lavell (Kristek)
Born: Jun 19, 1939 (now 86 years old)
Age at Adoptee's Birth: 20
Religion: Unknown
Birthfather's Info
Name: Frederick Lavell
Born: Unknown
Age at Adoptee's Birth: Unknown
Religion: Unknown
Born at Hospital:
Birth Certificate:
Adoption Agency: The Adoption Institute
Additional Info
Link to court document regarding the child
http://www.leagle.com/decision/1960742185CalApp2d557_1672
Registered: November 30, 2013
Adoptive Sister looking for Adoptee
Katie Van Lennep
Adoptee's Info
Birth Name: Kristek
Adoptive Name:
Date of Birth: Jul 19, 1959 (now 66 years old)
Gender: Male
Birth Location: Los Angeles city, Los Angeles county, California USA
Birthmother's Info
Name: Mary Louise Lavell (Kristek)
Born: Jun 19, 1939 (now 86 years old)
Age at Adoptee's Birth: 20
Religion: Unknown
Birthfather's Info
Name: Frederick Lavell
Born: Unknown
Age at Adoptee's Birth: Unknown
Religion: Unknown
Born at Hospital:
Birth Certificate:
Adoption Agency: The Adoption Institute
Additional Info
Link to court document regarding the child
http://www.leagle.com/decision/1960742185CalApp2d557_1672
Registered: November 30, 2013
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