For a summary of adoption laws in a particular state, click on the button corresponding to that state's color on the map (bi-coloredstates have statutes that vary according to the adopted person's year of birth)... adoptees have unrestricted access to their obc adoptee's access to their obcis subjec...

adoptee's access to obc is subject to a contact or disclosure veto as of January 1, 2008, adult adoptees have unrestricted access to their original birth certificates but may be subjected to a contact veto (andpay a hefty fine if they violate it) in one state: Tennessee (passive registry for birth p...

no registry or other post-adoption programs Adoptees and birth parents in NewJerseyand the District of Columbia have access to virtually nothing.... New Jersey AP Washington, D.C. states which provide non-identifying information to adoptees are marked with the abbreviation AD states which provide no...

Virginians for Adoption Reform and Education There is no truth existing which I fear or that I wish unknown to the world." Thomas Jefferson Virginians for Adoption Reform and Education (V.A.R.E.) is committed to changing Virginia adoption laws and policy to ensure that those adopted have access to w...

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