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Intake Information

Thanks for your interest in securing legal help or advice. Please let me know more about your issue so that I can determine if I can help. I also use this information to determine how best to refer individuals whom I cannot represent (for example, your issue is one that does not involve federal immigration law or is related to state law outside of Minnesota). I cannot guarantee, however, that I can successfully refer people to an attorney.

Please understand that I consider submission of information on this website form as confidential, but submission of information does not create an attorney-client relationship between you and me or Adoptee Rights Law Center PLLC. As a matter of strict policy, I will not agree to represent a new client without first investigating for possible conflicts of interest and also securing a retainer or engagement agreement that is signed by you and by me on behalf of Adoptee Rights Law Center.

Current Name*
First Middle Last
Birth Name (if different/known)
First Middle Last
Additional Detail About Your Name
Sometimes a name for an adoptee can be complicated. If you need to explain or provide more context, please do.
Email*
Current Address*
I may need this to send notices or other correspondence and in some cases to determine jurisdiction over legal matters. It is not shared with anyone unless I have your permission.
Street Address City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code Country
Phone
I need this to get in touch with you at times
Were you born OUTSIDE of the United States (this is the case if you are an intercountry adoptee).*
- Yes
- No
Date of Birth*
MM slash DD slash YYYY
Country of Birth
Was your adoption finalized in the United States?
This would mean that adoptive parents filed a court case in the United States to finalize the adoption in the U.S.
- Yes
- No
- I'm not sure
State of Birth*
State of Adoption
Where your adoption was finalized. For those born in the United States, this is often, but not always, the same as the state of birth.
County of Adoption (in Minnesota)
This is almost always the Minnesota county where the adoptive parents lived at the time of the adoption.
A Number
If you have an A Number (Alien Registration Number) it is important for me to have that
Full Name of Your Adoptive Father
I need this information for most basic requests, including requests for any records
First Middle Last
Full Name of Your Adoptive Mother
I need this information for most basic requests, including requests for any records.
First Middle Last
Your Interest/Need
Please indicate if your issue involves any of the following (check as many as apply):
- Access to an Original Birth Certificate (OBC)
- Access to Adoption Court Records
- Access to Adoption Agency Records
- Access to Identifying Information (but not necessarily documents)
- US Citizenship or immigration issues related to my adoption
- Other
Description
Please provide as much detail as you feel necessary to let me know what you are hoping to find or resolve through legal help
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Client Intake
- Client Intake
Phone
This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

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