Alaska Vital Records Bureau - Obtain information on how to obtain adoption records and other vital records of interest including fetal death certificates.

Arizona's Adoption Search Program - Includes information on the Confidential Intermediary Program as well as the process for obtaining information regarding adoptees and birth parents.

Arkansas Adoption Resource Exchange - Information regarding the Mutual Consent Voluntary Adoption Registry for Arkansas and how adoptees and birth parents may use the system to locate each other.

California's Frequently Asked Questions Regarding Adoption - Information for obtaining original birth certificate information and birth parents.

Colorado Voluntary Adoption Registry - Find information on the Colorado Voluntary Adoption Registry and the information that is available to adoptees and birth parents through the registry.

Connecticut Bureau of Adoption and Interstate Compact Services - Information regarding adoption search laws in Connecticut as well as information for adult adoption searches.

Delaware Services for Children, Youth and their Families - General information on adoptions in the state of Delaware.

Florida State Library & Archives of Florida - Adoption information and laws for the state of Florida.

Georgia Office of Adoptions - Post adoption service information for both birth parents, adoptive parents and the adoptee.

Hawaii State Statutes - Chapter 578 of the Hawaii statutes regarding adoption in the state of Hawaii.

Idaho Voluntary Adoption Registry - Adoption records for the state of Idaho are confidential, but information may be obtained through the Voluntary Adoption Registry.

Illinois Adoption Registry and Medical Information Exchange - Offers birth parents and adoptees the option to reunite through the adoption registry.

Indiana Medical History Information for Adopted Person - Information on the 1985 amendment to the adoption laws of Indiana. 

Iowa Bureau of Health Statistics - Information regarding adoption records and vital records in the State of Iowa.

Kansas Office of Vital Statistics - Information regarding a birth certificate that was issued prior to adoption.

Kentucky Adopted Person Search Information - Information provided by the Kentucky Adoption Coalition for individuals searching for information regarding their birth parents.

Louisiana Department of Social Services - Find information on the Louisiana Adoption Registry and what information may be obtained through it.

Maine Adoption Reunion Registry - Information on the laws regarding making contact with birth parents and adoptees in the state of Maine.

Maryland Consent Voluntary Adoption Registry - Information regarding the Registry Adoption Program that is offered through the Maryland Department of Human Resources.

Massachusetts Office of Health and Human Services - Information regarding adoption in the state of Massachusetts.

Michigan Closed Adoption Records - Michigan's adoption law requires that adoption agencies and probate courts maintain the information that is acquired during an adoption regarding the adoptee and the birth parents.

Minnesota Adoption Information - Laws and information regarding the adoptees access to birth parent information and original birth records.

Mississippi Rules and Regulations - The rules and regulations for the state of Mississippi regarding adoption.

Missouri Statutes for Adoption and Foster Care - Chapter 453 of the Missouri Revised Statutes regarding adoption records.

Montana Historical Society and Genealogical Resources - Information on the State of Montana and various adoption resources available in the state.

Nebraska Health and Human Services System - Information regarding adoption searches in the state of Nebraska and the information that is available to adoptees and birth parents.

Nevada Revised Statutes - Revised statutes Chapter 127 regarding the adoption of children and adults in the State of Nevada.

New Hampshire Department of State - Information regarding pre-adoption birth records.

New Jersey Department of Children and Families - Adoption registry information including how to register and the type of information that is available to adoptees and birth parents.

New Mexico Birth Certificates - Information on how to amend a New Mexico birth certificate due to an adoption. 

New York State Adoption Registry - Advice to children of adoption, biological sibling of an adopted person or birth parents looking to obtain more information and guidance how to obtain information on accessing birth records and information.

North Carolina General Statutes - Chapter 48 regarding adoptions and the process of adoptions as well as information on North Carolina adoption records.

North Dakota Adoption Search and Disclosure - Information regarding North Dakota adoption laws and they types of information available to both adoptees and birth parents.

Ohio Adoption Information - Information regarding the Ohio Adoption Registry and laws regarding to opening Ohio adoption records.

Oklahoma Department of Human Services - Frequently Asked Questions regarding adoption in the state of Oklahoma.

Oregon Secretary of State - Genealogical research for individuals who are looking to obtain adoption records in the state of Oregon, as well as information on the voluntary adoption registry.

Pennsylvania Adoption Medical History Registry - Pennsylvania provides access to medical history as non-identifying information for individuals who were adopted and are in a situation where they require such information.

Judiciary of Rhode Island - Passive Voluntary Adoption Mutual Consent Registry Act information with information pertaining to what information birth parents and adoptees may access.

South Carolina Adoptions - Access information regarding the South Carolina Adoption Reunion Registry and the information that is available to adoptees and their birth parents.

South Dakota Adoption Services - South Dakota law regarding the information that adoptive parents and the adoptee.  The adoptee and the adoptive parents are the only people who are allowed to open sealed adoption files.

Tennessee Vital Records Frequently Asked Questions - Questions and answers pertain to how individuals may access their sealed birth records.

Texas Central Adoption Registry - Information provided by the Department of State Health Services regarding the mutual consent registry system that was mandated in 1983 to provide adoptees and birth parents.

Utah State Archives and History - Information regarding the probate courts and the probate records as they pertain to adoption records in the State of Utah.

Vermont Adoption Registry - Information regarding past adoptions and how to obtain information and the type of information that is available.

Virginia Department of Social Services - Access information for obtaining adoption records that were sealed by the courts dating back to 1942.

Washington Children's Administration - Adoption records search information for adoptions completed through DSHS and children in state foster care.

West Virginia State Archives - Information for locating a natural birth record for an adopted person in West Virginia as well as locating an adopted person.

Wisconsin Adoption Search Law - Wisconsin's adoption record search law regarding access to sealed adoption files.

Wyoming Access to Adoption Records Information - Instructions and forms for accessing adoption records in the state of Wyoming.