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Princess...its easy to understand your frustration.
All courts are different in what they will allow to unseal records. Some courts are very strict, others will take under advisement a serious illness. Some, even in the face of terminal disease will not unseal the records.
Some states have a form that is required, others require that the petitioner write directly to the judge.
The best place to get information in terms of court petitioning requirements, is the clerk of the court where the adoption was finalized. They will have the court records.
Many questions can be answered by the clerk, or some administrative assistant of the court.
Generally, in some form prior to a court appearance, most courts will require that you indicate what action you want the court to take.
A second part, are the reasons or evidence you have to support your request for unsealing the records.
You do not need an attorney to gain information from the clerk of the court.
If you feel that you do want to go to court to petition the unsealing of the records, I would suggest you take an attorney.
Many attorneys offer a 1st consultation without charge to see if there is enough information to go to court. This may help to save the expense of going to court.
I wish you he best.
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