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States With Open Adoption Records
States With Open Adoption Records
States With Open Adoption Records
There are several states that have open adoption records. In these states, an adult adoptee can get an original birth certificate and in some instances more adoption record information.
If you are an adoptee looking for your birth parents in an open adoption records state, please request your open adoption records. However, when you obtain your original birth records, your search might still be difficult. Having information such as your birth mother’s maiden name and perhaps her old address is a great start, but you will still need to get her current name and address information. Your birth mother might have changed her name several times, or she might not live in the state where you were adopted.
If you need help with your search, please contact OmniTrace!
Here is a list of states where adoption records for all or some years are open. In some states, birth parents can sign a no-contact veto: Read More
Good News About Finding Birth Parents In New Jersey…
Finding Birth Parents In New Jersey May Soon Be Easier
We learned recently that the New Jersey Senate approved 
giving adoptees access to their original birth certificates. Currently, an adoptee can only possess the amended birth certificate which displays their adoptive parent’s names. An original birth certificate will display the names of the birth parents, along with other identifying information.
There’s a caveat, of course: Birth parents will be able to contact the state to have their names deleted. If they elect to do this, they would fill out a birth family history form containing medical and social history. The birth parent would also have Read More
