How to unseal adoption records?

How to unseal adoption records? is the process of unsealing adoption records really so complicated? These are just a couple of the most frequently asked questions regarding adoption records. Here is a short guide that can help you to unseal adoption records. Please keep in mind that the process described below may differ from state to state.

First you should keep in mind that not just anybody may be legible to unseal adoption records in each state. The regulations differ: for example in California only the adoptee who is above 21 years old, birth parents of the adoptee or the adoptive parent of an adoptee who is under 21 years of age may apply to unseal adoption records.

How to unseal adoption records?

Once you make sure that you are legible to unseal adoption records in your state, you can start checking how to unseal adoption records. In general you will need to go to the city or county court and its civil department. Each court has its own clerk's office dealing with public records so find where this office is located and go there.

Once you get to the court,s public records office, ask for adoption records unsealing packet. This is a set of documents that you should complete and hand back to the clerk’s department. Your request will be scheduled for a review by a judge and after this takes place you will know if you are granted access or not..