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:::An amended birth certificate, created after an adoption is finished, lists the names of the adoptive parents just as if the child had been born to them originally. | :::An amended birth certificate, created after an adoption is finished, lists the names of the adoptive parents just as if the child had been born to them originally. | ||
:::Many people will have an amended birth certificate, with no access to the original. About half of the states allow adults to have access to their original birth certificates. See [https://www.ncsl.org/research/human-services/adult-adoptee-access-to-original-birth-certificates.aspx#:~:text=Colorado%2C%20Delaware%2C%20Illinois%2C%20Maryland,the%20information%20not%20be%20released. '''Adult Adoptee Access to Original Birth Certificates'''] | :::Many people will have an amended birth certificate, with no access to the original. About half of the states allow adults to have access to their original birth certificates. See [https://www.ncsl.org/research/human-services/adult-adoptee-access-to-original-birth-certificates.aspx#:~:text=Colorado%2C%20Delaware%2C%20Illinois%2C%20Maryland,the%20information%20not%20be%20released. '''Adult Adoptee Access to Original Birth Certificates'''] | ||
:*'''Delaware allows | ::*'''Delaware allows adoptees to request birth certificates unless the birth parent specifically requested that the information not be released.''' | ||
:*'''Hospital records''': Hospitals often retain birth registers and occasionally have medical information on children born there. Medical records regarding the person you are searching for may sometimes be obtained. | :*'''Hospital records''': Hospitals often retain birth registers and occasionally have medical information on children born there. Medical records regarding the person you are searching for may sometimes be obtained. | ||
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*[https://www.childwelfare.gov/topics/systemwide/laws-policies/state/ '''State Statutes Search, Child Welfare Information Gateway'''] | *[https://www.childwelfare.gov/topics/systemwide/laws-policies/state/ '''State Statutes Search, Child Welfare Information Gateway'''] | ||
::Select "Delaware | ::Select "Delaware" in the drop-down menu. | ||
::Then check the box for "Access to Adoption Records" under the "Adoption" list. | ::Then check the box for "Access to Adoption Records" under the "Adoption" list. | ||
::Click "Go!". | ::Click "Go!". | ||