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Requesting an Original Birth Certificate

First published on January 1, 2020 • Last updated on January 14, 2020

How, when, and where adult adopted people may currently order copies of their own original birth certificates in the unrestricted OBC states.

What I Mean When I Mean Clean

First published on May 1, 2019 • Last updated on September 12, 2023

Bug splattered on an otherwise clean car windshield

Clean should always be the default, while dirty is the defined term, the aberration.

Vermont

First published on March 13, 2017 • Last updated on July 1, 2023

Analysis of adoptee rights in Vermont by Adoptee Rights Law Center

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

South Dakota

First published on March 11, 2017 • Last updated on August 15, 2023

South Dakota Adoptees RIghts analysis by Adoptees Rights Law Center

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

Rhode Island

First published on March 9, 2017 • Last updated on November 21, 2022

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

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

Oregon

First published on March 9, 2017 • Last updated on November 14, 2024

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

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

New York

First published on March 7, 2017 • Last updated on November 24, 2022

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

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

New Hampshire

First published on March 3, 2017 • Last updated on November 23, 2022

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

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

Massachusetts

First published on March 1, 2017 • Last updated on January 31, 2024

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

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

Maine

First published on February 28, 2017 • Last updated on November 20, 2022

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

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

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