Alabama Vital Records: Difference between revisions

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 and the new certificate is 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. See [[Adoption Research]] for more information.  

When birth parents give a child up for adoption, they must indicate a preference for unrestricted contact, contact through an intermediary, or no contact. If the birth parents choose to have no contact, they must place a copy of their 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].