What protections are available for maintaining the confidentiality of birth and adoption records?
After an adoption, the court records are sealed and not open to inspection by any person, including the adoptive parents, except upon court order. An adoptive parent of an adopted minor is entitled to access to the physical and mental health records of the child, as long as the information does not include any identifying information. The adopted person and the biological parents may apply for access to certain birth and adoption records, provided that the adopted person is at least 21 years old. However, if the Adoptee and/or the biological parents wish to prevent disclosure, they may do so by filing a disclosure veto. What is the difference between guardianship and adoption? Guardianship is not the same as adoption. A guardianship gives custody of a child to the guardian but doesn’t take children away from their parents forever. Parents must continue to support their children financially in a guardianship and children can inherit money or get social security benefits from their paren
