| Vital records, including birth records, are kept by each state. Access to birth and adoption records may be limited by
the laws of the state in which the birth mother and birth father reside. In many states, adoption records are sealed and withheld from public inspection after the adoption is finalized.
The page Access
to Records will help you understand access issues. The page Birth
Records Information for Birth Mothers will give a birth mother or birth
father a place to contact in order to obtain important records. |