For those who were born and adopted in Texas: To petition the court, you need to find out what court handled the adoption. In my case, it was the 113th District Court. To get that info, you need to contact Vital Statistics in Austin. Once you know the court, go to the court and complete the paperwork. There should not be a fee for this. At least there wasn't for me. You'll receive a response in the mail about 6-8 weeks later. A bit of advice: Don't get your hopes up. I petitioned the court twice using medical necessity as a reason (I even included supporting documentation from my Dr's) and was denied twice. The Judge does not have to give a reason. But then it depends on the Judge. Either they recognize the real need to have open records or they live with their head up their ***. Good luck.
Scott
