How to Petition Court Adoption Records

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Tip 1 - How to Petition a Court to Open Adoption Records | eHow

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by Forest Thomas | permalink

There can be many reasons that a person wants to petition a court in order to open up their adoption records. Some feel that they are entitled to the information being hidden within the court system. Others may be suffering from an illness brought on by the stress of a closed adoption. Open adoption records can provide the adopted with medical...

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Tip 2 - How to Unseal Closed Adoption Records | LIVESTRONG.COM

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by Mark Willhoft | permalink

When a child is adopted through a closed adoption, the records of that adoption are sealed by a judge to make the transaction private. Biological parents will sometimes do this if they do not want to be contacted by their biological child, or if the parties involved agree that it is best if certain information be anonymous. But sometimes a child...

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