International Soundex Reunion Registry (ISSR)
P.O. Box 371179
Las Vegas, Nevada 89137
(775) 882-7755 or 888-886-ISRR
Research Etc. recommends signing up with this trusted agency as the first step in a triad member’s search.
State Programs & Registries
Alabama - Search & Consent - C.I.
Search and Consent with Affidavit System for adoptee age 19.
Court appointed intermediary by AA request when no consent on file.
Has a registry; intermediaries may do search via registry filings
Family Services (Adoptions)
50 Ripley Street
Montgomery, AL 36130
Alaska - Open Records
Adoptee 18 or older can receive the original birth certificate.
Birth parent can receive names and addresses if there is consent on file.
Family & Youth Services (Adoptions)
PO Box 110630
Juneau, AK 99811-0630
Arizona - C.I. Program
The Confidential Intermediary Program certifies and monitors
Confidential Intermediaries (CIs) through the Certification and
Licensing Division of the Arizona Supreme Court. CIs provide a
service to help facilitate contact between parties of an adoption
(Adoption triad members) or siblings separated as a result of a
dependency action (SIX).
Call or email for more information:
(602) 452-3957
(TT) (602) 452-3545
cip@courts.az.gov
Child/Youth/Families Adoptions
PO Box 6123
Phoenix, AZ 85005
Arkansas - Adoption Registry - Agency Registries - C.I.*
*Court order for confidential intermediary.
Each agency must retain a registry.
Arkansas Mutual Consent Voluntary Adoption Registry
P.O. Box 1437, Slot 808
Little Rock, AR 77203-1437
(501) 682-8462
Child/Family Services (Adoptions)
Div. Social Services Adoptions
PO Box 1437 (Slot 636)
Little Rock, AR 72203
(501) 682-1569
California - Affidavit System - Adoption Registry
Affidavit system for adoptions finalized after January 1, 1984.
Mutual Consent Program
California Department of Social Services
Adoption Support Unit
744 P Street, MS 3-31
Sacramento, CA 95814
Colorado - C.I. Program - Adoption Registry
Colorado Confidential Intermediary Services
P.O. Box 260460
Lakewood, CO 80226-0460
(303) 237-6919
Website: www.cocis.org
Colorado Voluntary Adoption Registry
Colorado Department of Health
4300 Cherry Creek Drive, South
Denver, CO 80222-1530
(303) 692-2188
Connecticut - Adoption Registry - Agency Registries - Search & Consent
Each agency must maintain a registry.
Intermediary Waiver System.
Connecticut Department of Children and Families
Office of Foster and Adoption Services
505 Hudson Street
Hartford, CT 06106
(860) 550-6578
(860) 550-6726 (fax)
http://www.state.ct.us/dcf/foster.htm
Delaware - Search & Consent
If birth parents have not filed a veto, adoptees can obtain their original
birth certificate at age 21.
Children/Youth/Family (Adoptions)
1825 Faulkland Road
Wilmington, DE 19805
Washington D.C. - No State Registry
Non Identifying Information at court’s discretion.
Dept. Human Health Services/ Adoptions
609 “H” St. NE, 3rd Floor
Washington, DC 20002
Florida - Adoption Registry - Notice & Consent - C.I.*
*if no consent by birth parent then adult adoptee can request a CI to
contact birth parent to be advised of the registry.
Florida Adoption Reunion Registry
Florida Department of Health and Rehabilitation Services
2811-E Industrial Plaza Drive
Tallahassee, FL 32301
(850) 353-0679
(800) 962-3678
Dept. Child/Families/Adoption
1317 Winewood Blvd. #7
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0700
Georgia - Adoption Registry - Notice & Consent
Notice and Consent for adult adoptee.
Office of Adoptions
Permanency Support Unit
Attn: Reunion Registry
Suite 13-400
2 Peachtree Street, NW
Atlanta, GA 30303-3142
(404) 657-3559
Dept. Child/Family/Adoptions
2 Peachtree St., NW, 13th Floor
Atlanta, GA 30308
(404) 657-3458
Hawaii - Adoption Registry - Notice & Consent
Notice and Consent for adult adoptee.
Family Court Registry
Court Management Services
777 Punchbowl Street
Honolulu, HI 96811
Dept. Human Services/Adoptions
800 Richards St. Ste 400
Honolulu, HI 96813
(808) 586-5704
Idaho - State Adoption Registry
Voluntary Adoption Registry
Vital Records Section
Center for Vital Statistics and Health Policy
450 W. State Street
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0036
(208) 334-5990
Website: www.state.id.us
Illinois - C.I. Program & Adoption Registry
Confidential Intermediary Service of Illinois
Nancy Golden
3166 Des Plaines River Road Suite 23
Des Plaines, IL 60018
(847) 298-9096
Registry:
Illinois Department of Public Health
Division of Vital Records
Adoption Registry
605 W. Jefferson
Springfield, IL 62702
(217) 782-6553
Children/family Services/Adoptions
405 E. Monroe - # 225
Springfield, IL 52706
(217) 524-2422
Website: www.idph.state.il.us/vitalrecords/adoptioninfo.htm
Indiana - C.I. Program & Adoption Registry
Active registry for those adoptions finalized through December 31,
1993 . Court order for confidential intermediary.
Indiana Adoption History Registry
Attn: Registrar, Vital Records Division
P.O. Box 1964
Indianapolis, IN 46206-1964
(317) 383-6280
Department Family/Children/Adoptions
402 W. Washington St.
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Iowa - State Registry, Intermediary System, Affidavit System
Affidavit system for adult adoptee & birth parent.
Court Order opens pre June 4, 1941 records
Department Child/Family/Adoption
Hoover State Office Bldg.
Des Moines, IA 50319
Kansas - Open - Search & Consent
Original Birth Certificate available for adult adoptee.
Search and Consent for birth parent, adult adoptee.
Social/Rehab Services
Adoptions
915 SW Harrison - 5th Floor
Topeka, KS 66606
Kentucky - Adoption Registry - Intermediary System - Search & Consent
BP consent to release to adult adoptees kept on file.
Program Specialist
Department for Social Services
275 East Main Street
Sixth Floor, West
Frankfort, KY 40621
(502) 564-2147
Louisiana - Adoption Registry
Louisiana Adoption Registry
P.O. Box 3318
Baton Rouge, LA 70821
(504) 342-9922
(800) 259-2456
Maine- Adoption Registry - Open before 1953
Birth Certificates open before September 23, 1953.
Maine State Adoption Reunion Registry
Office of Vital Records
221 State Street
Augusta, ME 04330-0011
(207) 287-3181
Maryland - C.I. Program. - Adoption Registry
Maryland Mutual Consent Voluntary Adoption Registry
Social Services Administration
Sharon Hackett
311 West Saratoga Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
(410) 767-7372
Massachusetts - Adoption Registry - Search & Consent
Adoption Search Coordinator
Massachusetts Department of Social Service
24 Farnsworth Street
Boston, MA 02210
(617) 727-0900
Michigan - C.I. Program & Adoption Registry
The confidential intermediary program was established as a court
administered program, available through the court for those adoptions
in which the former parents’ rights were terminated on or after May 28, 1945
and before September 12, 1980.
Department of Human Services
P.O. Box 30037
235 S. Grand Ave.
Lansing, Michigan 48909
Telephone: (517) 373-2035
Fax: (517) 335-6101
TTY: (517) 373-8071
Central Adoption Registry
Michigan Family Independence Agency
Mary Arens
P.O. 30037
Lansing, MI 48909
(517) 373-3513
Written requests only.
Minnesota - Search & Consent - Intermediary System*
*Court order for confidential intermediary.
Agencies may conduct searches.
Department Children’s Services (Adoptions)
444 Lafayette Road
St. Paul, MN 55155
Mississippi - Adoption Registry - Search & Consent
State may allow search via registry intermediaries.
Department Human Services/Adoptions
PO Box 352
Jackson, MS 39205
Missouri - Adoption Registry - Waiver System
Missouri Division of Family Services
Adoption Information Registry
P.O. Box 88
Jefferson City, MO 65103
(573) 751-3171 or (800) 554-2222
Website: www.dss.state.mo.us
Montana - Open - C.I.*
*Court order for confidential intermediary.
Adult adoptee can receive original Birth Certificate by written request
if their adoption was finalized before 1967. Adult adoptee can receive
original Birth Certificate by court order if the adoption was finalized
between July 1, 1967 to Sept. 30, 1997. Age of adulthood is 18.
Family Services/ Adoptions
PO Box 8005
Helena, MT 59604
Nebraska - State Agency Search - State Registry
Access Veto for adoptions finalized on or after September 1, 1988.
Search and Consent for adoptions finalized before September 1, 1988.
BP, BR can file affidavits with the Bureau of Vital Statistics.
Rita Krusemark
Division of Children & Family Services
Department of Health and Human Services
P.O. Box 95026
Lincoln, NE 68509-5044
Phone: (402) 471-9254
Nevada - Adoption Registry - Waiver System
Division of Child and Family Services
Adoption Registry
Capital Complex
711 E. Fifth Street
Carson City, NV 89710-1002
New Hampshire - Open
Adoptee granted access to original birth certificate at age 18 as of January 2005.
Department Child/Families/Adoptions
129 Pleasant Street
Concord, NH 03301
New Jersey - Private and State Registries - Search & Consent
DYFS of NJ Placements only
Department of Human Services
Division of Youth and Family Services
50 E. State Street
P.O. Box 717
Trenton, NJ 08625
(609) 292-9139
Website: www.state.nj.us/humanservices/adoption/registryframe.html
New Mexico - Waiver System
Court order for Confidential Intermediary
Department of Social Services
Adoptions - Pera Building
PO Drawer 5160
Santa Fe, NM 87502
New York - Adoption Registry - Agency Registries
Adoption and Medical Information Registry*
Department of Health
Public Health Representative
Corning Tower, Room 208
Albany, NY 12237
(518) 474-9600
*Child must be born and adopted in New York for parties to register.
This registry excludes adoptees born in other states and adopted in New York
- and the state they are born in may also deny information due to the fact that
they were adopted in NY and their records were released to that state.
Child/Family Services/ Adoptions
40 N. Pearl Street
Riverview Center, 6th Floor
Albany, NY 12243
North Carolina - Non-ID only
Non-identifying and health history may be released.
Department of Social Services/Adoptions
325 N. Salisbury
2401 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27603
North Dakota - Search & Consent - Adoption Registry
An agency is allowed to search if the birth parent did not sign a veto.
ND Department of Human Services
Adoption Search/Disclosure
ND Department of Human Services
600 East Boulevard
Bismarck, ND 58505
(701) 328-4805
Ohio - Open & Adoption Registry
The adoptee has access to the original birth certificate if the adoption
occurred prior to January 1, 1964.
Ohio Department of Health
Vital Statistics
P.O. Box 15098
Columbus, OH 43215-0098
(614) 644-5635
Dept. Family Services/ Adoptions
65 East State Street, 5th Floor
Columbus, OH 43266
Oklahoma - C.I. Program - Adoption Registry
Confidential Intermediary Search Program
