Adoption
Adoption Record Search
Special conditions and limitations apply to each type of search. A caring professional social worker at Catholic Charities is available to discuss your situation and the options available to you.
Who can search?
Birthparent
Non-Identifying
Information:
Birthparents can request a copy of the information they provided to the
agency at the time they made a plan of adoption for their child. They
can update their record; however, the adoptee will not be notified. Information
remains in the record and is given only if the adoptee or adoptive parent
of a child under 18 years of age requests it. The request must be made
in a notarized letter with two forms of photocopied I.D. attached, one
of which must be a photo ID There is no fee for this service.
Search:
As of October 1, 1995, birthparents whose parental rights were terminated
may initiate a search for their birthchild who is 18 years of age or older.
If both birthparents were involved in the adoption plan, both must consent
to the search in order to protect confidentiality. Putative fathers may
initiate a search with written consent from the birthmother.
A search request must be written in the form of a notarized letter with two forms of photocopied ID attached, one of which must be a photo ID. A $250.00 fee will be requested when the search is opened. An in-person interview may be required.
Adoption Reunion
Registry:
The agency maintains an "Adoption Reunion Registry" in which birthparents
can register. This form is maintained in the birthparent’s file and serves
as a waiver of confidentiality should the adoptee contact the agency for
identifying information. Birthfathers may register only if they were legal
party to the termination of parental rights or with the birthmother’s
consent. Registration forms are available from the agency and must be
notarized. There is no fee for this service.
The following people may request an adoption record search in the State of Connecticut:
|
Contact us for free information |
||||||||||||
|
