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State Vital Records Office - Adoptions/Foreign Birth Adoptions

How Do I Request a Birth Certificate for a Person Who Was Adopted?

Who Can Request an Original Birth Record of an Adopted Person?

How Do I Request a Certification of Birth Registration or a Certificate of Foreign Birth for Persons Born Out of the Country and Adopted by CT Residents?

Application for Certification of Birth Registration or Certification of Foreign Birth for persons born out of the country and adopted by CT residents

Fee for a Certification of Birth Registration or Certification of Foreign Birth for persons born out of the country and adopted by Connecticut residents

How Do I Request a Birth Certificate for a Person Who Was Adopted?

If the adopted person was born in Connecticut, then you can request such person’s birth certificate by following the instructions for ‘Requesting a Birth Certificate’. The birth certificate that you will receive will list the child’s adoptive name and the names and demographic information pertaining to the adoptive parents.

If the adopted person was born in another state, you must request the birth certificate from the state in which the person was born.

If the person was born in another country, see the following section.

How do I request a Certification of Birth Registration or a Certificate of Foreign Birth for persons born out of the country and adopted by CT residents?

Adoptive parent(s) may purchase a Certification of Birth for, (1) a child born out of the country and had the adoption finalized in Connecticut, or (2) had the foreign adoption finalized out of the country and authenticated/validated by a Connecticut court.

Complete the Application for Certification of Birth Registration or Certification of Foreign Birth for persons born out of the country and adopted by CT residents along with a copy of photographic identification of the individual making the request (Do Not Submit Originals) (example: copy of driver’s license, passport, or other government issued I.D.)

See Connecticut General Statutes §7-54

Who Can Request The Original Birth Certificate Of An Adopted Person?

If a new birth certificate is created at the time a person is adopted, the original birth certificate becomes confidential. In order to gain access to the original confidential birth record, a person must receive a written order from a court of competent jurisdiction allowing such person access to the original birth record.

See Connecticut General Statutes §7-53.

Content Last Modified on 7/24/2012 11:28:12 AM