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The Family History Library has microfilmed very few divorce judgments. For New York County, only the index to divorce records has been microfilmed in ''Index to Matrimonial Actions, 1784–1910'' <ref>New York County (New York). County Clerk. ''Index to Matrimonial Actions, 1784–1910''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1977. ({{FHL|235832|item}} film 1017465–67). </ref>  
The Family History Library has microfilmed very few divorce judgments. For New York County, only the index to divorce records has been microfilmed in ''Index to Matrimonial Actions, 1784–1910'' <ref>New York County (New York). County Clerk. ''Index to Matrimonial Actions, 1784–1910''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1977. ({{FHL|235832|item}} film 1017465–67). </ref>  
== Adoption Records  ==
"New York State adoption records and indexes are permanently sealed."<ref>DeGrazia, Laura Murphy. ''New York City, Long Island, and Westchester County,'' National Genealogical Society Research in the States Series (Arlington, Va., 2013), 43.</ref>
The [https://www.health.ny.gov/vital_records/adoption.htm New York State Department of Health's Adoption Information Registry] provides a method for adopted children and birth parents to share information and possibly have a reunion. The Web site provides links to the needed forms, explains how to register, and notes applicable restrictions. For instance, only an adoptee who was born and adopted in New York State can register.
See also:
*[[Children's Aid Society]]
*[[New York Foundling Hospital]]
*[[National Orphan Train Complex]]
*[[United States Adoption Research]]<br><br>


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