How Do I Get My Adoption Records?
Adoption records are made for every child who is put up for adoption. The name of the child’s mother and where the child was put up for adoption are included in the records. These records can be accessed by the adopted child at a certain time in the child’s life in a specific place, with different amounts of information given per specific state laws pertaining to adoption.Certain AgeRules pertaining to age at which you may access your adoption records vary by state, but in most states, the adoptee must be 18 or 21 years of age before access can be allowed to adoption records. The adoptee also must have consent from at least one birth parent, saying this information can be released. A few states will release all the information of birth parents upon request when the adoptee has reached a certain age, unless the birth parent has requested a nondisclosure of identity.Adoption Records HandbookFrom her years as the webmaster and newsletter editor for a famous private investigator, Teresa Br
