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Sealed Adoption Records

Related Terms • Confidentiality • Identifying Information • Non-Identifying Information

Definition: The original birth certificate of an adopted person, and records of court proceedings, agency reports, and other documents are sealed to protect the confidentiality of the parties to an adoption. Release of information in these sealed records is governed by state law in the U.S., and provincial law in Canada.

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Access to Information
State statutes covering the release of identifying and non-identifying information from sealed adoption records.

Sealed Records: The Last Stigma
It's time to move on and leave behind the stigma attached to adoption.

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