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== Adoption Records<br> == | == Adoption Records<br> == | ||
There are two different laws for an adult adoptee obtaining information about their birth parents. | |||
'''For Adoptions Finalized prior to January 1, 1994 '''<br>Indiana law states that if both adult adoptee (age 21 and over) and a birth parents (if named on the original birth record) file a written consent form with the office of the Indiana State Registrar, all agencies involved with the adoption must release identyfiying information. This includes the following agencies: Indiana State Registrar, the Family Social Services Administration (FSSA), county divisions of family and children, child placement agencies, health care providers, and associated courts. | |||
Permission is only required of those still living. If the individual (adoptee or birth parents) is deceased, information can be released, although proof of death is required. | |||
Form for [http://www.state.in.us/icpr/webfile/formsdiv/47896.pdf Identifying Information Consent Form (47896)] | |||
Non-Identifying Information can also be provided: [http://www.state.in.us/icpr/webfile/formsdiv/47897.pdf Non-identifying Information Consent Form (47897)] | |||
For more information: [http://www.in.gov/isdh/20371.htm Indiana State Department of Health]. | |||
'''For Adoptions Finalized after December 31, 1993''' | |||
Identifying Information For adoptions finalized after December 31, 1993: An adult adoptee (age 21 or over) or the adoptive parents of an adoptee who is under age 21 may request information concerning the identity and location of any pre-adoptive siblings of adoptee, may receive identifying information by sending written request, along with signature identification, to the Indiana State Registrar at the Indiana State Department of Health. The Indiana State Registrar, the FSSA, county division of family and children, child placement agencies, health care providers, adoption attorneys, and courts are required to release identifying information unless a birth parent has filed a written non-release form with the State Registrar. In addition to requesting identifying information, an adult adoptee (age 21 or over) or an adult pre-adoptive sibling (age 21 or over) or the adoptive parents of an adoptee may request information If you would like the Office of the State Registrar to conduct a search for medical information for the adoptee, please fill out State form SF47261. Mail a copy of signature identification and this completed form to the address below. Allow 4?6 weeks for processing of your request. Mail it to: Indiana State Department of Health INDIANA ADOPTION MEDICAL HISTORY REGISTRY P.O. BOX 7125 INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46206-7125 | |||
== Additional Helps == | == Additional Helps == | ||
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