Minnesota

Community Engagement Sessions for Minnesota’s New Law

First published on January 25, 2024 • Last updated on January 25, 2024

The Minnesota Department of Human Services will hold a series of community engagement events in relation to the state’s new adult adoptee birth record law.

What To Know About Minnesota’s New Law: A FAQ

First published on June 1, 2023 • Last updated on July 1, 2024

What the new Minnesota law does, plus how and when adult adoptees and their families can apply for a copy of the OBC.

When the Biggest Opposition is a Pandemic

First published on March 14, 2020 • Last updated on May 26, 2020

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

Can You Crowdsource Equal Rights Legislation?

First published on December 27, 2018 • Last updated on May 22, 2023

Help draft a clean Minnesota bill that provides an unrestricted right for all adult adoptees to obtain their own original birth records upon request.

Legislative Update: Florida, New York and All Others

First published on February 19, 2018 • Last updated on February 19, 2018

The latest in adoptee rights legislation, with sessions just getting started, in full swing, or even close to adjournment. New York and Florida are the big ones but others hang on to the promise of clean.

The Long and Costly Tail of Compromise

First published on April 20, 2017 • Last updated on May 23, 2022

Forty years ago, Minnesota enacted the nation’s first compromised system of access to original birth certificates. The damage continues today.

Minnesota

First published on February 27, 2017 • Last updated on July 2, 2025

Adoptee rights and Minnesota law, with a focus on original birth certificates, court records, descendants, and adult adoption.