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Who May Access Information
Citation: Ala. Code § 26-10A-31
Nonidentifying information may be released, upon request, to:
* The adoptive parents
* The birth parents
* The adopted person who is 19 or older
Only the adult adopted person may access identifying information.
Access to Nonidentifying Information
Citation: Ala. Code § 26-10A-31
Nonidentifying information is limited to:
* The health and medical history of birth parents and the adopted person
* General family background
* Physical descriptions
* The length of time the child was in out-of-home care other than with the adoptive parents
* The circumstances resulting in the adoption
If the court finds that any person has a compelling need for nonidentifying information that only can be obtained
through contact with the adopted person, the birth parents, or the adoptive parents, the court shall direct the
agency or a mutually agreed upon intermediary to establish contact with the adopted person, the birth parents, or
the adoptive parents in order to obtain the information needed without disclosing identifying information. The
information then shall be filed with the court and released to the applicant within the discretion of the court. The
identity and whereabouts of the person or persons contacted shall remain confidential.
Mutual Access to Identifying Information
Citation: Ala. Code § 26-10A-31
If either birth parent has given consent in writing to disclosure of identifying information, the State Department
of Human Resources or a licensed child-placing agency shall release such identifying information. When an
adopted person reaches age 19, he or she may petition the court for the disclosure of identifying information
if the birth parent has not previously given consent. The court shall direct an intermediary to contact the birth
parents to determine if they will consent to the release of identifying information. If the birth parents consent to
the release of identifying information, the court shall so direct. If the birth parents are deceased, cannot be found,
or do not consent, the court shall weigh the interest and rights of all of the parties and determine if the identifying
information should be released without the consent of the birth parents.
Access to Original Birth Certificate
Citation: Ala. Code § 22-9A-12(c)-(d)
Any person 19 or older who was born in Alabama and who has had an original birth certificate removed from the
files due to an adoption may, upon written request, receive a copy of that birth certificate and any evidence of the
adoption held with the original record. A birth parent may at any time request from the State Registrar of Vital
Statistics a contact preference form that shall accompany a birth certificate. The contact preference form shall
indicate one of the following:
* He or she would like to be contacted.
* He or she would prefer to be contacted only through an intermediary.
* He or she would prefer not to be contacted at this time, but may submit an updated contact preference at a
later time. A medical history form shall be supplied to the birth parent upon request of a contact preference form.
The medical history form and the contact preference form are confidential communications from the birth parent
to the person named on the sealed birth certificate and shall be placed in a sealed envelope upon receipt from the
birth parent. The sealed envelope shall be released to a person requesting his or her own original birth certificate.
Where the Information Can Be Located
The State Department of Human Resources
The licensed investigating agency appointed by the court per § 26-10A-19(b), (c)
Alabama Vital Records Information
Access to Adoption Records: Summary of State Laws
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