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Are adoption records sealed when the child is relinquished for adoption?

April 26, 2017adoption child records relinquished sealed

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Are adoption records sealed when the child is relinquished for adoption?

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No. The records are not sealed until the child is placed in an adoptive home and the courts finalize the adoption. If the child reaches the age of 18 while in a foster or guardianship situation and never adopted, their records are open to them just as they are to any other non-adopted person. Birth parents are not notified if their child’s adoption is ever, or never, finalized.