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Tina's Michigan Adoption Page
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Office of the State Registrar Michigan Dept of Community Health 3423 N. Logan Street P. O. Box 30195 Lansing, MI 48909 (517) 335-8666 | Make check or money order payable to State of Michigan. Copies of most records since 1867 may also be obtained from the County Clerk in the county where the event occurred. Fees vary. |
| In Michigan, a child placing agency, court or Department of Social Services may release identifying information to an adult adoptee (age 18) only when (a) both birth parents have filed a consent with the Department; (b) one birth parent has filed a consent and the other has FAILED to file a statement denying consent; (c) one birth parent is deceased, a biological sibling of the adoptee who is also a biological child of the deceased birth parents has filed a consent and the other birth parent has FAILED to file a denial of consent; or (d) both birth parents are deceased and their death was the reason for adoption. In the case of adoptions occurring after 9/12/80, an adult adoptee (age 18) may receive identifying information concerning birth parent(s) unless either has filed a written request that the information not be released. |
| Mich. Comp. Laws 710.68 |
| * | Create court-appointed confidential intermediaries |
| * | mandate release of identifying information for adoptions in which parental rights were terminated before 5-28-45, and require the DSS to develop a Central Adoption Registry sibling consent/denial form |
| * | Adoptions between 5-28-45 and 1980 are sealed but information from those files can be released by the county unless there is a veto on file by either the birth parents or adoptee. |
| * | Adoptions after 1980 files are open upon the adoptee's 18th birthday. |
| * | Identifying information defined as: birth LAST name of adoptee, names of birth parents, the most recent address of each birth parent, names of siblings at time of reunion. All else is legal to give. |
| * | Information that MUST be part of non-id if available: adoptees FIRST name at birth; date time and place of birth including hospital city county and state; health genetic and psych history of adoptee birth parents and any siblings; age and gender of siblings; race ethnic and religious background; general description of birth parents including age at termination, marital status and length of marriage; education occupation, professional, athletic, and artistic achievements of birth family; hobbies and interests of birth family; circumstances of termination including whether voluntary or involuntary; length of time between termination and placement; account of relationship with all foster families or facility the adoptee lived in or visited regularly; school history of older adoptees. |
| In Detroit for non-id forms call 313-577-9452; 313-577-9454 |