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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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

First published on March 9, 2017 • Last updated on June 5, 2025

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

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.

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.

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.

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.