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| :*'''1785-1801''' - "Divorces Granted by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania from December 1785 until 1801," ''Publications of the Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania,'' Vol. 1 (Jul. 1897):185-192. For free online access, see [http://www.werelate.org/wiki/Source:Genealogical_Society_of_Pennsylvania._Pennsylvania_Genealogical_Magazine here]; {{FHL|55326|item|disp=FHL Book 974.8 B2p v. 1; FHL film 1698098 item 2}}. | | :*'''1785-1801''' - "Divorces Granted by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania from December 1785 until 1801," ''Publications of the Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania,'' Vol. 1 (Jul. 1897):185-192. For free online access, see [http://www.werelate.org/wiki/Source:Genealogical_Society_of_Pennsylvania._Pennsylvania_Genealogical_Magazine here]; {{FHL|55326|item|disp=FHL Book 974.8 B2p v. 1; FHL film 1698098 item 2}}. |
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| ==Adoption Records==
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| Adoption records for living persons: By law, Pennsylvania adoption records are confidential: "All adoption records, and other papers shall be withheld from inspection except upon a court order. The adoptee, who is at least 18 years of age, or the adoptee's adoptive parents, if the adoptee is under 18 years of age, may request of the court information concerning the natural parents that will not reveal their identity. Upon such a request of an adoptee who is 18 years of age, or the adoptive parents, if the adoptee is under 18 years of age, the court or the agency which placed the adoptee may attempt to contact the natural parents to obtain their consent to release of their identity. Information shall only be released about parents that agree to the disclosure" (23 Pa. C.S.A. 2905).
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| For more information on Pennsylvania adoption records contact:
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| Department of Public Welfare<br>
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| Office of Children Youth Families<br>
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| P.O. Box 8018 <br>
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| Harrisburg, PA 17105 <br>
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| Phone: (717) 787-3672<br>
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| FAX: (717) 787-9706<br>
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| [http://www.health.pa.gov/MyRecords/Registries/Adoption/Pages/Pennsylvania-Adoption-Information-Registry.aspx#.WOgDu6JMHIU Pennsylvania Department of Health]<ref>Public Records Information. [https://www.health.pa.gov/topics/certificates/Pages/Adoptions.aspx Pennsylvania Adoption Records.]</ref>
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