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When a person is adopted in Maryland his/her original birth certificate and index entry are removed from the files of the Division of Vital Records. The certificate is filed with the adoption file and becomes part of a closed record. A new birth certificate is created showing the adoptive parents as the parents of the child. | When a person is adopted in Maryland his/her original birth certificate and index entry are removed from the files of the Division of Vital Records. The certificate is filed with the adoption file and becomes part of a closed record. A new birth certificate is created showing the adoptive parents as the parents of the child. | ||
Adoptions before June 1, 1947 are considered "open" and available to anyone who wishes to view them. [http://guide.mdsa.net/viewer.cfm?page=circuitcourts Circuit courts] which granted the adoption hold the file or case number. The court will determine if they can provide a copy of the file or if you need to contact the [http://guide.mdsa.net/viewer.cfm?page=adoption Maryland State Archives ]for a file copy. Some files before June 1, 1947 are sealed at the request of the persons involved. Law requires that a state-appointed intermediary examine these files. There is no state-wide index to adoption records and the Maryland State Archives cannot determine the correct circuit court for researchers. | Adoptions '''before June 1, 1947''' are considered "open" and available to anyone who wishes to view them. [http://guide.mdsa.net/viewer.cfm?page=circuitcourts Circuit courts] which granted the adoption hold the file or case number. The court will determine if they can provide a copy of the file or if you need to contact the [http://guide.mdsa.net/viewer.cfm?page=adoption Maryland State Archives ]for a file copy. Some files before June 1, 1947 are sealed at the request of the persons involved. Law requires that a state-appointed intermediary examine these files. There is no state-wide index to adoption records and the Maryland State Archives cannot determine the correct circuit court for researchers. | ||
All adoption files after May 31, 1947 are sealed and can only be opened by court order or by a state-appointed intermediary. Contact the [http://www.dhr.maryland.gov/ssa/adoption/search.php Department of Human Resources ]for more information about these intermediaries. | All adoption files after May 31, 1947 are sealed and can only be opened by court order or by a state-appointed intermediary. Contact the [http://www.dhr.maryland.gov/ssa/adoption/search.php Department of Human Resources ]for more information about these intermediaries. | ||
In addition, Maryland has created the [http://www.dhr.maryland.gov/ssa/adoption/mutual.php Mutual Consent Adoption Registry]. Adoptees and birth parents can register to find one another. Call 410-767-7663 for more information. | In addition, Maryland has created the [http://www.dhr.maryland.gov/ssa/adoption/mutual.php Mutual Consent Adoption Registry]. Adoptees and birth parents can register to find one another. Call 410-767-7663 for more information. | ||
== Additional Helps == | == Additional Helps == | ||