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Anyone who is trying to find adoption records will run into major obstacles. Specifically, only adoptees born in Alabama, Alaska, Kansas, Oregon, Puerto Rico and the U.S.Virgin Islands have access to their own birth and adoption records. For all other adoptees, the current law prohibits access. So for an adopted person from outside of the few states and territories, trying to find adoption records to trace the biological roots can be very challenging. Namely, adoption records are very difficult to obtain.

At issue is the federal government’s view on preserving its citizen’s rights to privacy, such as that of the biological parent or parents; it is often assumed that once given up for adoption, the biological parent or parents want to keep the secret and preserve their privacy.
Furthermore, adoption is big business to some and the government wants to keep everything under close scrutiny and preserve those records. Arguably, there are other issues at work but these are the two main ones. And it does not look like the federal government is going to change its mind anytime soon and pass legislation to release all adoption records to those who want to try to find adoption records to find out about their biological parents.

At the state level is where the real battle lies for anyone who is doing a people search involving an adoption. Basically, the rules vary from state to state. However, the theme remains the same for most states: adoption records are off limits to adoptees. Doing this kind of people search is difficult but not impossible, as there have been successful lawsuits over the years between adoptees and states, where the adoptee won and records were released. For example, if you have medical reasons for wanting to find your adoptive parents, you may have a real good chance to open those sealed records through a formal lawsuit.

In any case, all is not lost. The first and most important clue is to find out when and where you were born. Once you have identified that, you can begin to seriously focus your energy on unlocking those sealed records.

Once you know the agency that holds your adoption records, you can try several things. You can file a lawsuit to get those adoption records; you can hire a private detective to do the digging for you (the records may be sealed for you but perhaps it is different for another person with access); and perhaps you can get assistance from your personal physician. There are a number of ways to try and get at your records.
The best bet, however, is for you to read up and get to know what you will be getting yourself into once you embark on this type of people search. My motto is that nothing is impossible. If you really and truly want to know who your biological parents were, you can and will find out, given enough effort and time.

My advice is for you to go to these sites dedicated to adoptee searches and learn as much as you can before you embark on this arduous journey. Good luck to you!
PEOPLE SEARCH -Adoption Records Resource #1
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