Browse resources for adoption professionals, including adoption-related best practices and strategies from jurisdictions across the country. These resources can help professionals and …

Manages cases that are referred from an agency or individual in the United States that need a service in a foreign country, including searches for biological relatives and locating adoption …

The department shall operate an adoption information registry for the exchange of information among the persons listed above. Any person whose registration was accepted may withdraw …

All papers, records, and information known to or in the possession of an adoptive parent or adoptive child that pertain to an adoption, regardless of whether part of any permanent record …

All records and information specified in this article, other than the newly issued birth certificate, shall be available only upon the order of the superior court of the county of residence of the …

The information in the results below provides answers to 13 questions on State adoption assistance policies, medical assistance, and services to support and preserve permanency.

Connecting youth and young people in foster care with meaningful relationships and providing them with information on education, employment, housing, and other services can help them …

Medical and social history information may be filed with the court that terminated parental rights or finalized the adoption, the agency that coordinated the adoption, or the information registry.

The contents of the adoption file include any contact preference form, birth parent's name redaction request form, or social and medical history accepted and maintained by the …

Dec 31, 2019 · This publication discusses laws that provide for access to both nonidentifying and identifying information from an adoption record by adoptive parents and adult adoptees.