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And then.... once the adoption is finalized the papers are sent to the state of birth ..... (My friend was born in TN, then moved to IL and was adopted at age three, adoption was completed in IL, then once finalized, the sealed records were sent to TN where the BC is housed. TN is open records, BUT must have approval from IL to open them because the whole adoption was in IL). Long story short records are housed in the state of birth, but the laws are the ones where the child resides at the time of adoption(if the adoption is at birth the child would reside in the state the he or she was born). Long winded..I know....LOL.
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