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I'm looking for my birth family and health history. I was born in Chicago, 1957. Adopted mother's name-Cohen.
Do you know if you were adopted through an agency or was it private?
MKW
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iris57
I'm looking for my birth family and health history. I was born in Chicago, 1957. Adopted mother's name-Cohen.
I was also born in Chicago in 1957. Small world huh? My birth name is Metz. Any luck yet?
The law that went into effect on January 1, 2004, made the following improvements to the Registry and Confidential Intermediary and sections of the Illinois Adoption Act:
Authorized the Illinois Adoption Registry and Medical Information Exchange (IARMIE) to release non-identifying information included on the original birth certificate (the age, race, profession and marital status of the birth parent at the time of the birth for birth certificates issued before 1958; the age of the birth parent or parents for birth certificates issued after 1958) to an adult adoptee, adoptive parent or legal guardian who is an IARMIE registrant.
Enabled adult adoptees and adoptive parents of minors registered with the IARMIE to confirm the adoptee's "actual date and place of birth" through the Registry. Confirmation of the adoptee's actual date and place of birth should also now be available to adult adoptees and adoptive parents through the agency that handled the adoption (when applicable). In so doing, we have nullified the effects of a 1971 law that allows adoptive parents to arbitrarily change their child's place of birth on the amended birth certificate will, henceforth, be able to nullify the effects of this outrageous law by registering with the Illinois Adoption Registry and Medical Information Exchange and requesting this information from the Registry.
Enabled birth parents of adopted persons over the age of 21 who have filed a Medical Information Exchange Authorization with the IARMIE to confirm the date and place of birth of their surrendered son or daughter. (Birth parents who never knew or cannot recall their child's date of birth will be able to obtain their birth son or daughter's birth date if they register with the IARMIE and their application includes sufficient details about the birth to allow IARMIE personnel to locate the original birth record.)
Authorized the Illinois Adoption Registry to release of the place of adoption to IARMIE registrants in cases where the adoptee was born in Illinois but adopted in another state or country. This allows Illinois-born inter-state adoptees and their birth parents to petition the appropriate court in the state or country where the adoption was finalized (and avoid needlessly clogging the court system in a state where none of the relevant court records are located!).
Removed the need for adult adoptees, adoptive parents of minors, and legal guardians seeking to petition the court for the appointment of a confidential intermediary to show "medical" or "psychological" cause.
Authorized birth parents of adoptees over the age of 21 to petition the court for the appointment of a confidential intermediary.
Authorized Illinois courts to allow adult children of deceased adoptees as well as adult siblings and non-surrendered adult children of deceased birth parents to petition the court for the appointment of a confidential intermediary; surviving relatives of deceased adoptees and birth parents must demonstrate to the court the benefits of locating the biological relative before their petition can be granted.
For additional information on the new law, please e-mail us at ILtreesurgeon@aol.com or click here to visit the offical Web site of Illinois' Confidential Intermediary Program.
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