Kentucky State Regulations - Access to Adoption Records
Non-identifying information is available to adopted adults and adoptive parents of a minor.
Obtaining Identifying Information:
Adopted adults age 21 or older can petition the court to initiate a search for the birth parents. If the Department is unable to locate the birth parents, the court may or may not open the records. Pre-adoptive birth siblings may search for each other through the Department if they are over the age of 18. Birth parents can file consent for the release of identifying information.
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Obtaining an Original Birth Certificate:
An adoptee must petition the court in which the adoption was finalized.
Providing Information:
Birth parents or birth siblings can request that information be given to an adopted adult or adoptive parents of a minor about medical or genetic conditions that may affect the physical or mental health of the adopted adult.
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Source: National Adoption Information Clearinghouse. Reprinted with permission.
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