[Drywall]

Sara...I would suggest you go back to the court that gave you the non-id info and ask them how to petition the court to unseal the records.

No one procedure works in all cases or for all states.

The sealing of adoption records is decided through the legislature of each state. The judge simply enforces what the legislature hands down. The judge does have some discretionary powers.

Generally, the court will use the part of law that has as it's basis, " Good Cause."

This is a presentation to the court that the evidence you have has greater weight, or is more compelling than the reason for the sealing of the records...and for the reasons you are presenting to the court, the records should be unsealed.

The Judge will review what you are asking the court to do and make a decision. If he decides to unseal the records, he will note that the evidence you presented, met the criteria of "Good Cause Shown."

Some courts will accept a medical condition as a reason for unsealing records, many do not, even in the face of terminal disease.

I wish you the best.