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Category Archives: Adoption
Reading List: Sale on “The Girls Who Went Away”
In December 2014 I told you about a book that I feel is an essential for anyone entertaining the idea of adoption search and reunion work. Good news. There is a (likely temporary) sale on the book’s Kindle edition.
Missouri: Adoption and Original Birth Certificates, Take Three
If you have an interest in original birth certificates from Missouri, take note.
Posted in Adoption, Law, Records
Tagged Missouri, Original Birth Certificate, Post-Adoption Research
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Hawaii Opens Adoption Files
Hawaii has a new law.
Illinois Adoption Act Changes for 2016: Birth Grandparents
The Illinois Adoption Act has a couple of changes that go into effect on 1 January 2016. The changes deal with the birth grandparents of an adult adopted or surrendered person (age 21 and over).
Missouri: Adoption and Original Birth Certificates, Take Two
In January 2015, I wrote about Missouri House Bill 647, which was then in the system. Had it passed, it would have allowed adult adoptees who were born in Missouri to obtain their original birth certificates. The bill did not … Continue reading
Montana Original Birth Certificates Open (to some) on 1 October 2015
Montana increases access to original birth certificate on 1 October 2015, but the law does not provide the level of access that some would like.
Connecticut Opens Original Birth Certificates to Some Adoptees on 1 July 2015
In just over a week, Connecticut’s Public Act 14-133 will be in effect. That law allows some Connecticut adoptees to obtain original birth certificates.1