Starting July 1, adopted Minnesota residents aged 18 and up can get a copy of their original birth records, regardless of their biological parent’s approval.
Currently, Minnesota law provides that an adopted person aged 19 or older may receive a non-certified copy of their original birth record by completing the Adopted Person’s Receive for Original Birth Record Information (PDF) form and paying a fee.
The birth parents may submit either an affidavit of nondisclosure or no affidavit at all. However, beginning July 1, adopted people 18 and older will be able to acquire their original birth records regardless of their birth parents’ disclosure wishes.
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The Minnesota Department of Health will allow birth parents to submit a Birth Parent Contact Preference form (PDF) to indicate if they want to be contacted by the adopted person. This applies to both current and previous adoptions.
Adopted people can still get a non-certified copy of their original birth certificates and establish contact with their biological parents, regardless of the birth parents’ preferences.
According to the Minnesota Department of Health, this measure would grant over 150,000 adopted Minnesotans access to their birth records.
Source: bringmethenews.com