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**'''deny''' the petition completely, | **'''deny''' the petition completely, | ||
**'''appoint an intermediary''', such as the original adoption agency or a professional searcher, to locate the birth parents and determine whether they want to release information or be reunited (in some states).<ref>"Searching for Birth Relatives", Child Welfare Information Gateway, https://www.childwelfare.gov/pubPDFs/f_search.pdf#page=1&view=Introduction, accessed 11 September 2020.</ref> | **'''appoint an intermediary''', such as the original adoption agency or a professional searcher, to locate the birth parents and determine whether they want to release information or be reunited (in some states).<ref>"Searching for Birth Relatives", Child Welfare Information Gateway, https://www.childwelfare.gov/pubPDFs/f_search.pdf#page=1&view=Introduction, accessed 11 September 2020.</ref> | ||
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[http://laws.adoption.com/statutes/arizona-laws.html Arizona adoption laws] allow an adopted adult over the age of 21 to provide a notarized statement granting or refusing consent to release adoption information. Any party may try to obtain identifying information by petitioning the court for compelling need. | |||
===How to File=== | ===How to File=== | ||
Contact the county clerk where the adoption took place and ask for a petition form. File the completed form with the county court. A judge will review the petition and may require an interview. Attorney services are not required. | Contact the county clerk where the adoption took place and ask for a petition form. File the completed form with the county court. A judge will review the petition and may require an interview. Attorney services are not required. | ||