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Obtaining Children's Records and Pre-Adoption History
How to access your child's medical records and past placement in foster care homes and orphanages, and laws and legal information regulating release of records.
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Access to Family Information by Adopted Persons
In nearly all States, adoption records are sealed and withheld from public inspection after the adoption is finalized. Most States, therefore, have procedures by which parties to an adoption may obtain nonidentifying and identifying information about an adopted person and the adopted person's birth relatives from an adoption record. This resource, current through June 2004, provides definitions of nonidentifying and identifying information, an overview of who may access such information, and information about access to original birth certificates.
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International Soundex Reunion Registry
A mutual consent reunion registry for persons desiring a reunion with next-of-kin.
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Obtaining Background Information on Your Prospective Adopted Child: A Fact Sheet for Families
This fact sheet explains why it is important to obtain background information about a prospective child. It discusses where a family might find background information, what questions to ask about the child's medical, family, social, and placement history, and why information may not be available. It includes a list of resources for more information.
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Where to Write for Vital Records
Service of the National Center for Health Statistics.
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A Service of the Children's Bureau, Administration for Children and Families,
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
For more information, contact:
National Adoption Information Clearinghouse
330 C Street, SW
Washington, DC 20447
Phone: (703) 352-3488 or (888) 251-0075
Fax: (703) 385-3206
E-mail: naic@caliber.com
Updated on July 15, 2004 by webmaster_naic@caliber.com.
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