Adoptee Rights Law Center

Legal representation and advocacy for adult adopted people

2022 Laws

Louisiana’s Equal Rights Law: FAQ

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How a new equal rights law for Louisiana-born adult adopted people works.

Tennessee Dumps Its Contact Veto

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Tennessee in 2022 eliminated its onerous and discriminatory contact veto, which had criminalized contact in the context of adoptions.

Vermont’s Equal Rights Law: A FAQ

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How Vermont-born adoptees and their descendants can apply for copies of the adoptee’s own original birth certificate. A FAQ.

Arizona’s New Donut Hole Law: FAQ

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The Arizona legislature enacted a new law in 2021 that blasted a hole into the middle of adoptee rights in the state. Whether you call that hole a gap, a pie hole, or a donut hole (as I do), it creates two unequal classes of adopted people in the state.

Utah’s Discriminatory Law: FAQ

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How Utah’s new law will work, or more likely not work, for Utah-born adoptees who want their own original birth certificates.

Connecticut’s Equal Rights Law: FAQ

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What Connecticut’s new law does and how adopted people and their descendants may apply for an original birth certificate.

Iowa’s New Redaction Law: FAQ

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Where things stand today and how Iowa’s HF855 will work if it is ultimately enacted and implemented.