Category Archives: Adoption issues

New Jersey Adoptees May Get to See Their Original Birth Records Under a Compromise Made by Governor Christie and the State Legislature

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Republican Governor Chris Christie and the Democratic New Jersey legislature have come up with a compromise to allow folks adopted in New Jersey to access their original birth records. Birth parents of children adopted before Aug. 1, 2015 will now Continue reading New Jersey Adoptees May Get to See Their Original Birth Records Under a Compromise Made by Governor Christie and the State Legislature→

New Brunswick Considering Opening Adoption Records

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The following excerpt is from the April 9, 2014 edition of cbc.ca: The New Brunswick government is seeking the public’s input on a proposal to open sealed adoption records, Social Development Minister Madeleine Dubé announced on Wednesday. Under current Family Continue reading New Brunswick Considering Opening Adoption Records→

Opera Singer Asks for Grandfather’s Adoption Records to Be Opened

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The following teaser is from an article posted in the April 4, 2014 edition of nydailynews.com: An aspiring American opera singer hoping to perform regularly in Italy is asking a Manhattan judge to unseal her grandfather’s adoption records so she Continue reading Opera Singer Asks for Grandfather’s Adoption Records to Be Opened→

Pennsylvania and New Jersey Bills Would Open Adoption Records

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The following excerpt is from an interesting article by Suzette Parmley, posted at the February 23, 2014 edition of philly.com: Not knowing the identity of her real mother was always a painful, unresolved issue, but when Susan Perry was diagnosed Continue reading Pennsylvania and New Jersey Bills Would Open Adoption Records→

New Jersey Assembly Panel Approves Bill Opening Birth Records for Adoptees

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The following excerpt is from an article by Susan K. Livio, posted at the February 11, 2014 edition of nj.com: As an adopted person who also gave up her own child to another, Mari Steed of Levittown, Pa., said there Continue reading New Jersey Assembly Panel Approves Bill Opening Birth Records for Adoptees→

The Philomena Project Launching in Dublin, Ireland to Help Adoptees

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The following teaser is from an article posted in the January 23, 2013 edition of the Irish Examiner. The Philomena Project, in association with the Adoption Rights Alliance, will be launched in Dublin tomorrow by Philomena Lee and will lobby Continue reading The Philomena Project Launching in Dublin, Ireland to Help Adoptees→

Kasich Signs Law That Will Allow Adult Ohio Adoptees Their Birth Records

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The following is excerpted from an article by Robert Higgs, posted in the December 19, 2013 edition of Cleveland.com. COLUMBUS, Ohio — With a stroke of the pen Thursday, the state moved to open the birth records of hundreds of Continue reading Kasich Signs Law That Will Allow Adult Ohio Adoptees Their Birth Records→