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The Family History Library has copies of original birth and death records for some counties of [[Florida]] as well as an extensive collection of delayed birth records dating to the | The Family History Library has copies of original birth and death records for some counties of [[Florida]] as well as an extensive collection of delayed birth records dating to the 1860s. For example, there are 22 microfilms of delayed birth records for Leon County, 1874 to 1948, and two films of Pensacola birth and death records, 1891 to 1910. | ||
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==== Adoption Records ==== | ==== Adoption Records ==== | ||
Adoption records are confidential. Medical background on the birth family is given to the adoptive family at adoption. It can be obtained by the adoptee at age eighteen from the Family and Children Services Program, Florida Department of Health and Rehabilitative Servies. | Adoption records are confidential. Medical background on the birth family is given to the adoptive family at adoption. It can be obtained by the adoptee at age eighteen from the Family and Children Services Program, Florida Department of Health and Rehabilitative Servies. | ||
Identifying information about a birth parent, an adoptive parent, or an adoptee may not be disclosed unless the person has consented in writing.<ref>Adoption.com [http://laws.adoption.com/statutes/florida-laws.html Florida Laws].</ref> | Identifying information about a birth parent, an adoptive parent, or an adoptee may not be disclosed unless the person has consented in writing.<ref>Adoption.com [http://laws.adoption.com/statutes/florida-laws.html Florida Laws].</ref> | ||
[http://www.adoptflorida.com/Reunion-Registry.htm Florida’s Adoption Reunion Registry] (FARR) helps people who were adopted or who gave a child up for adoption to reunite. People are listed on a registry. FARR is operated by the state of Florida Department of Children and Families. It also explains how to get medical background.<br> | [http://www.adoptflorida.com/Reunion-Registry.htm Florida’s Adoption Reunion Registry] (FARR) helps people who were adopted or who gave a child up for adoption to reunite. People are listed on a registry. FARR is operated by the state of Florida Department of Children and Families. It also explains how to get medical background.<br> | ||