According to an AP article posted at the philadelphia.cbslocal.com website, adoptees in New Jersey are now closer to receiving access to their original birth records.
The state Assembly on Thursday, May 22, voted to approve a conditional veto settlement that was worked out by Gov. Chris Christie and legislature that opens the birth records for the first time since their sealing in 1940.
The compromise does delay access for almost three years in order to give birth parents enough time to get their names removed from birth certificates – if they so decide.
The birth parents of children who were adopted before August 1, 2015 would have until the end of 2016 to get their names be removed. If they chose to do so, they will be asked to give some medical history.
