Obtaining Identifying Information:
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Identifying information is provided through an Adoption Registry.
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Using the Adoption Registry:
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The following parties may use the registry:
adopted adults age 18 or older,
- adoptive parents or a guardian if a child is younger than 18 or deceased,
- birth siblings age 18 or older,
- guardians of birth siblings younger than 18, and
- birth parents.
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Contact:
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Maine State Adoption Reunion Registry
Office of Vital Records
221 State Street
Augusta, ME 04330-0011
(207) 287-3181
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Obtaining Non-Identifying Information:
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Adopted adults age 18 or older, an adopted adult's kin, and adoptive parents or the legal guardian of an adopted adult can petition the court for non-identifying information
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Obtaining an Original Birth Certificate:
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An adoptee must petition the court in which the adoption was finalized.
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