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Candace...Im sorry you had an unpleasant experience.The ability to gain much info other than non-id is in most states, a roll of the dice.However, dont allow 1 disgruntled employee to change what you want. When you talk to people in those situations, get their name. If you are treated badly, send a letter to the judge and outline the problems and the name of the person presenting the problems.You may not know the outcome but people calling
My daughter just found my son working with Adoption Angels - however, Texas has an Open Records law now -I was going to register with them but my daughter found him before I could - I talked to the lady there at DSHS - her name is Patricia and she is a very loving lady - the link is [url=http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/vs/reqproc/adoptionregistry.shtm]Texas Vital Statistics Central Adoption Registry[/url] - or the number is 512-458-7388 - I gave you the link as the number is a local number - they may have a 1-800 number but I do not have it - good luck and God bless and please feel free to contact me any
time - Thanks, TL
For those who were born and adopted in Texas: To petition the court, you need to find out what court handled the adoption. In my case, it was the 113th District Court. To get that info, you need to contact Vital Statistics in Austin. Once you know the court, go to the court and complete the paperwork. There should not be a fee for this. At least there wasn't for me. You'll receive a response in the mail about 6-8 weeks later. A bit of advice: Don't get your hopes up. I petitioned the court twice using medical necessity as a reason (I even included supporting documentation from my Dr's) and was denied twice. The Judge does not have to give a reason. But then it depends on the Judge. Either they recognize the real need to have open records or they live with their head up their ***. Good luck.
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i just sent off a request for my non-id info. i sent it off a week ago. i want my info so bad! i also want to know if i have to petition the court if the fact that i want to find my tribe would be a good reason to open my file? my bmom is Cherokee or half-Cherokee. i am 33 years old. i am going nuts! i've always wanted to know but i never got serious about it til now.
I am a Texas adoptee, who due to a medical condition, was able to, with the help of my doctors and the agency, find my Bio mother. However, and I could be wrong, I don't believe Texas is an "open records" state just yet. Texas is becoming more open, but still has a long way to go.
If you are an adoptee in Texas, and you know the name of your bio parents, you are now able to request your OBC from vital records. If you do not have that information, you cannot get your OBC. You, in order to get any information, must still petition the courts. The decision as to whether or not to open your records is still in the hands of a judge, who may or may not, allow you that info. The judge also decides what info you will get.
You can register through the vital records department with the "Texas Vital Statistics Central Adoption Registry", a vollentary mutual registry. The registry has the athority, without a court order, to look at sealed records. If an adoptee and their bio parent/siblings, both register and agree, the registry will help reunite. You must be 18 years or over to register.
i was born & adopted in Georgia in 1976. my adoption took place w/in a year after i was born. my mother was only 14 when she had me. i have heard that can complicate issues as her parents may have signed the adoption papers because she was a minor. i can go thru the state for $300 they will try to set up a reunion between us but 1st i have to get my non-id info from them (that was $35). crazyness!
Welcome Catrobins. Yes, it's crazy that you have to go through these hoops. However, I recently had the Georgia Adoption Reunion Registry people conduct my search, and they have been great. I got my non-ID from them years ago, and it took about a month, but I got 5 single-spaced pages of information. The search took less time than that, and they have been helpful and supportive since then as bmom and I work out how we're going to communicate with each other. So, given that the law is stupid and ridiculous, at least the people we have to go through try to make the process as non-horrible as they can. Good luck, and keep us updated on how it goes!
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i live in texas also. read vernons statue of sealed adption records. the law is unconstitutional, i feel, as one rule is not to allow a change of venue. i am considering starting a legal challenge to state laws. if you wish to contact me please send email to: almatcasa@gmail.com i am not a lawer al
do your home work first of all. read and study all the state laws on sealed records and requirements to open records. it is public info on internet. also check with freedom of information office, social security office in baltimore. look for section about change of venue( in state laws). drop me a note % of almatcasa@gmail.com for other help? lol
For those of you who have an interest in unsealing birth records there are some general basic facts to be considered.Records are sealed through an act of the legislators in each state. How the courts handle the information contained within those records is defined by the act of record sealing.Some courts require that a state form is used to petition the court, others, that a letter be written to the judge who presides over the adoption court. All states are different.In terms of the actual unsealing of the records, there is a rule of law which deals with "good cause."You must present to the court what it is that you want the court to do. The court will not second guess.You must also present evidence or reasons for unsealing the records. That evidence or reasons must carry a greater weight than the reasons the records were sealed.Once presented, the judge will review the evidence and rule.If the judge finds that the evidence or reasons presented meet the requirements of "good cause," he can then make an entry in the records noting "good cause shown."I wish you the best.Some courts are strict in their interpretation of the law and will not unseal records even in the face of terminal disease. Others are more lenient.Whatever the requirements are for communicating with the court system, they must be followed.
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me 2 fm gladney in ft worth. i am waiting on info fm social security office, freedom on information act. 1st reference; Vernon civil statues, family law section. law says no class actions law suites/ change of venue request. then i will file to open my records. if unsuccessful will start a web site with info and start a fight. getting web site set up now. more info later.