What information may be exchanged?
Information that may be exchanged includes the name and last known address of the registrant, a copy of the adopted person’s original birth certificate (if he or she was born in Illinois), voluntarily filed written statements, photographs. If a release consent is on file, any available medical information can be provided to a qualified person who completes the necessary registration and requests the information. Confidential facts may be released to registrants only after at least two parties to the adoption have filed their consent to exchange the specified information.
