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The [http://www.alabama.gov/portal/secondary.jsp?page=AboutAlabama_Genealogy State of Alabama] required the registration of births on a state level beginning in 1908. Early registration in this time period was sketchy. Individual counties complied with the request more regularly over time and almost all births were recorded by 1927. Most of the early birth registers and certificates did not record the name of the child but may contain other important information (see table below). It was more common to find the child's name in the record by the 1920's. Some sources for online indexes are at [[Alabama Vital Records Online]]. [http://adph.org/vitalrecords/Default.asp?id=1559 Alabama Vital Records State Department of Health] has instructions for ordering copies of birth certificates. | The [http://www.alabama.gov/portal/secondary.jsp?page=AboutAlabama_Genealogy State of Alabama] required the registration of births on a state level beginning in 1908. Early registration in this time period was sketchy. Individual counties complied with the request more regularly over time and almost all births were recorded by 1927. Most of the early birth registers and certificates did not record the name of the child but may contain other important information (see table below). It was more common to find the child's name in the record by the 1920's. Some sources for online indexes are at [[Alabama Vital Records Online]]. [http://adph.org/vitalrecords/Default.asp?id=1559 Alabama Vital Records State Department of Health] has instructions for ordering copies of birth certificates. | ||
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=== Adoption Records === | === Adoption Records === | ||
Alabama law requires the creation of a new birth certificate after a legal adoption has taken place. The original birth certificate and evidence of adoption are then placed in a sealed file. The new certificate is then substituted for the original birth certificate in the [http://adph.org/vitalrecords/ State Department of Vital Statistics] files. | |||
Starting August 1, 2000, original birth records (as well as all documents in the sealed file) became available to adoptees once they reached the age of 19. | |||
When birth parents give a child up for adoption, they must indicate indicate a preference for unrestricted contact, contact through an intermediary, or no contact.If the birth parent chooses to have no contact, they must place a copy of the Updated Medical History form in the sealed file. The [http://adph.org/vitalrecords/Default.asp?id=1558 Alabama Department of Public Health] has detailed information on obtaining copies of [http://adph.org/vitalrecords/Default.asp?id=1563 sealed birth records]. See [[Adoption Research]] for more information. | |||
== Marriage Records == | == Marriage Records == | ||