Access to Family Information by Adopted Persons

Series Title: State Statutes Series 2004

Author(s): National Adoption Information Clearinghouse

Year Published: 2004

In nearly all States, adoption records are sealed and withheld from public inspection after the adoption is finalized. Most States, therefore, have procedures by which parties to an adoption may obtain nonidentifying and identifying information about an adopted person and the adopted person's birth relatives from an adoption record. This resource, current through June 2004, provides definitions of nonidentifying and identifying information, an overview of who may access such information, and information about access to original birth certificates.

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