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== Adoption Records == | == Adoption Records == | ||
Adoption records are [[Kentucky Court Records|court records]]. | Adoption records are [[Kentucky Court Records|court records]]. In Kentucky, the following information is available: | ||
Non-identifying information may be provided to:<br>The adoptee who is age 18 or older<br>The adoptive parents | |||
<br>Identifying information is accessible to: The adoptee who is age 18 or older<br>A birth sibling who is age 18 or older<br>A birth parent | <br>Identifying information is accessible to: The adoptee who is age 18 or older<br>A birth sibling who is age 18 or older<br>A birth parent | ||
The original birth certificate is | The original birth certificate is available only by court order. | ||
If the birth parents have given consent, the adult adoptee may inspect the records pertaining to his or her adoption proceedings upon written request. If the birth parents have not given consent, the Cabinet for Health and Family Services may notify the birth parents that the adult adopted has made a request for information. The notification shall be by personal and confidential contact, without disclosing the identity of the adult adoptee. | If the birth parents have given consent, the adult adoptee may inspect the records pertaining to his or her adoption proceedings upon written request. If the birth parents have not given consent, the Cabinet for Health and Family Services may notify the birth parents that the adult adopted has made a request for information. The notification shall be by personal and confidential contact, without disclosing the identity of the adult adoptee. | ||
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or (502) 564-2147<br> | or (502) 564-2147<br> | ||
Department for Community Based Services are administered through a network of nine service regions and offices in each of Kentucky's 120 counties under the office of Protection and Permanency. | Department for Community Based Services are administered through a network of nine service regions and offices in each of Kentucky's 120 counties under the office of Protection and Permanency. [http://chfs.ky.gov/dcbs/dpp/ Locate the correct service region office]. | ||
== Additional Helps == | == Additional Helps == | ||