adoption record
Family transfer paperwork
An adoption record is the official documentation of an adoption, including the child's original birth certificate, the identities of biological parents, and legal proceedings.
These records are typically sealed by courts to protect privacy, though laws vary on whether and how adopted persons can access them as adults.
She petitioned the court to unseal her adoption records.
- sealedClosed to prevent entry
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- biological parentsThose who conceived you
- birth familyRelatives by blood origin
- family courtTribunal for household legal matters
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- recordsGuinness, documents, album, death certificates, files
- adoptionbirth parents, birth parent, birth mother, home study
- court recordscourt documents, court transcripts, court cases, case files, court orders
- identity documentsID card, identity card, birth certificate, identity papers, national ID
- official documentsbirth certificate, marriage certificate, death certificate, passport, driver's license
- secretssecrecy, secret, trade secret, secrets, confidential
adoption recordbirth certificate
Official record of arrival
adoption recordpublic record
Officially accessible government information
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