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| link2=[[United States Adoption Research|U.S. Adoption Research]] | | link2=[[United States Adoption Research|U.S. Adoption Research]] | ||
| link3=[[United States Adoption Research Strategies, 1900s-2000s|Adoption Research Strategies]] | | link3=[[United States Adoption Research Strategies, 1900s-2000s|Adoption Research Strategies]] | ||
| link4=[[ | | link4=[[Arizona, United States Genealogy|Arizona]] | ||
| link5=[[ | | link5=[[Arizona Adoption Research|Adoption Research]] | ||
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===Researching Relevant State Laws=== | ===Researching Relevant State Laws=== | ||
====Understand the difference between identifying and nonidentifying information.==== | ====Understand the difference between identifying and nonidentifying information.==== | ||
'''You will want to research and understand | '''You will want to research and understand Arizona statutes about the release of these two different levels of information.''' | ||
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*Access to information is not always restricted to birth parents and adoptees. Approximately 37 states allow '''birth siblings of the adoptee''' to seek and release identifying information upon mutual consent.<ref>"Access to Adoption Records", Child Welfare Information Gateway, https://www.childwelfare.gov/pubPDFs/infoaccessap.pdf, accessed 11 September 2020.</ref> | *Access to information is not always restricted to birth parents and adoptees. Approximately 37 states allow '''birth siblings of the adoptee''' to seek and release identifying information upon mutual consent.<ref>"Access to Adoption Records", Child Welfare Information Gateway, https://www.childwelfare.gov/pubPDFs/infoaccessap.pdf, accessed 11 September 2020.</ref> | ||
====Study the laws specific to | ====Study the laws specific to Arizona.==== | ||
'''Use these links to learn about the statutes governing an adoption in | '''Use these links to learn about the statutes governing an adoption in Arizona.''' | ||
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*[https://www.childwelfare.gov/topics/systemwide/laws-policies/state/ '''State Statutes Search, Child Welfare Information Gateway'''] | *[https://www.childwelfare.gov/topics/systemwide/laws-policies/state/ '''State Statutes Search, Child Welfare Information Gateway'''] | ||
::Select " | ::Select "Arizona' the drop-down menu. | ||
::Then check the box for "Access to Adoption Records" under the "Adoption" list. | ::Then check the box for "Access to Adoption Records" under the "Adoption" list. | ||
::Click "Go!". | ::Click "Go!". | ||
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*'''Adoptee Search Support Groups:''' There are nonprofit organizations that help teach methods for searching. | *'''Adoptee Search Support Groups:''' There are nonprofit organizations that help teach methods for searching. | ||
::Click on [https://www.childwelfare.gov/nfcad/ '''National Foster Care & Adoption Directory Search.'''] | ::Click on [https://www.childwelfare.gov/nfcad/ '''National Foster Care & Adoption Directory Search.'''] | ||
::Select " | ::Select "Arizona". | ||
::Check the box "Birth Family and Adoptee Search Support Groups" under "Support Groups". | ::Check the box "Birth Family and Adoptee Search Support Groups" under "Support Groups". | ||
::Click: "GO". | ::Click: "GO". | ||
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To find contact information for a state agency or department that assists in accessing adoption records, go to Child Welfare Information Gateway's National Foster Care and Adoption Directory and search under State Reunion Registries/ConfidentialIntermediary Services: | To find contact information for a state agency or department that assists in accessing adoption records, go to Child Welfare Information Gateway's National Foster Care and Adoption Directory and search under State Reunion Registries/ConfidentialIntermediary Services: | ||
*[https://www.childwelfare.gov/nfcad/ '''State Reunion Registries/Confidential Intermediary Services'''] | *[https://www.childwelfare.gov/nfcad/ '''State Reunion Registries/Confidential Intermediary Services'''] | ||
::Select " | ::Select "Arizona" from the drop-down menu. | ||
::Scroll down to "Adoption Search" and click the box for "State Reunion Registries/Confidential Intermediary Services". | ::Scroll down to "Adoption Search" and click the box for "State Reunion Registries/Confidential Intermediary Services". | ||
::Click on "GO". | ::Click on "GO". | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Arizona, United States]][[Category:Adoption]] | ||