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== Adoption Records == | == Adoption Records == | ||
"New York State adoption records and indexes are permanently sealed."<ref>DeGrazia, Laura Murphy. ''New York City, Long Island, and Westchester County,'' National Genealogical Society Research in the States Series (Arlington, Va., 2013), 43.</ref> | |||
The [https://www.health.ny.gov/vital_records/adoption.htm New York State Department of Health's Adoption Information Registry] provides a method for adopted children and birth parents to share information and possibly have a reunion. The Web site provides links to the needed forms, explains how to register, and notes applicable restrictions. For instance, only an adoptee who was born and adopted in New York State can register. | The [https://www.health.ny.gov/vital_records/adoption.htm New York State Department of Health's Adoption Information Registry] provides a method for adopted children and birth parents to share information and possibly have a reunion. The Web site provides links to the needed forms, explains how to register, and notes applicable restrictions. For instance, only an adoptee who was born and adopted in New York State can register. | ||