| Did your biological parents put you up for adoption as | | | | amended birth record, which is the legal document |
| a baby? If they did, chances are great that you as | | | | created after the adoption takes place to amend the |
| an adult have an immense drive and desire to track | | | | name of the original parents with the adoptive |
| them down using your adoption birth records. Most | | | | parents. However, the records that existed before |
| adopted children feel as though they must meet and | | | | the adoption took place, usually those created by the |
| reconnect with their birth parents. They feel that it's | | | | hospital during the birth, can be very difficult to find |
| their right as human beings on this earth to know | | | | because the courts keep these documents private. |
| who their real family is. | | | | If you wish to view these documents to seek |
| Unfortunately, laws regarding adoption have made it | | | | information about your birth parents, you may have |
| difficult for people to track down their own adoption | | | | to appeal to the court system to reopen your case |
| birth records. These laws make it almost impossible | | | | file. In some states, you may also legally be allowed |
| to gather information that can be used to find the | | | | to contact the Vital Records office and request to |
| names and locations of their birth mother and father. | | | | be reunited with your birth parents. However, your |
| Courts generally keep adoption birth records sealed. | | | | birth parents have to consent to this before any |
| It's very easy for a person to track down their | | | | meeting can take place. |