Currently, nearly all adult adoptees in Oklahoma must obtain a court order and show good cause for the release of an original birth certificate. An exception exists to this requirement for adoptions finalized after November 1, 1997.
Legal representation and advocacy for adoptees
Compromised means that a state has limited the rights of adult adoptees to obtain their own original birth certificates. Rights have been compromised in various ways, including birth parent disclosure vetoes, redaction of information, date-based restrictions, and involvement of mutual-consent registries.
Currently, nearly all adult adoptees in Oklahoma must obtain a court order and show good cause for the release of an original birth certificate. An exception exists to this requirement for adoptions finalized after November 1, 1997.