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Maryland

Information and articles about Maryland adoptee rights law and legislation.

Last updated on February 26, 2021

Crunch Week: What You Can Do

Adoptee rights bills are being heard in numerous committees this week. Here’s what is on those agendas as well as recommended actions.

Last updated on May 26, 2020

When the Biggest Opposition is a Pandemic

Remaining genuine equal rights bills are trying to get attention while a pandemic closes down capitols. Here’s a legislative update.

Last updated on May 28, 2019

Maryland

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Since 1937, Maryland has denied adult adoptees unrestricted access to their own original birth certificates. OBCs are currently available only by court order. Adoptees who are at least 21 years of age and whose adoptions were finalized on or after January 1, 2000, may request their original birth certificates. Birth parents, however, may at any time veto disclosure of birth recordsĀ or identifying information.

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Adoptee Rights Law Center

The Adoptee Rights Law Center PLLC is an adoptee-focused legal practice founded by Gregory Luce, a Minnesota lawyer and D.C.-born adoptee.

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Legal representation limited to issues involving Minnesota law and federal immigration law.

Latest Posts

  • Crunch Week: What You Can Do
  • American Baby and the Punishing Secrecy of Adoption
  • Why I Changed Hawaii’s Status
  • What Happens When You Question Adoption
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Adoptee Rights Law Center PLLC
PO Box 19561
Minneapolis Minnesota 55419
T: (612) 221-3947
E: [email protected]

Legal representation limited to issues involving Minnesota law and federal immigration law.

Maryland

Year Original Birth Records Sealed: 1937
Year Court Adoption Records Sealed: 1947

Other Resources

Maryland Legislative Service Report (2013): Access to Adoption Records in Maryland

In Re Adoption of Scott W.V., 124 A.3d 1181 (Md. Ct. Spec. App. 2015)(upholding appeal of trial court’s denial of release of additional nonidentifying information after exhaustive unsuccesful search for birth father).

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I also monitor federal legislation related to intercountry adoptees.

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Recent Posts

  • Crunch Week: What You Can Do
  • American Baby and the Punishing Secrecy of Adoption
  • Why I Changed Hawaii’s Status

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Adoptee Rights Law Center PLLC
Gregory D. Luce
PO Box 19561
Minneapolis Minnesota 55419
T: (612) 221-3947
E: [email protected]

Legal representation limited to issues involving Minnesota law and federal immigration law.

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