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WhodoIlooklike: NID is the information we receive from agencies who handled our adoption. The "real" name of NID is "non-identifying information." That's the key, non-identifying. Information is rather scarce and vague. They give you enough information to make you ask even more questions, answers you aren't "allowed" to have (by law).
Probate Court: Depending on the State, Probate court handles death issues (Wills and division of property), Marriage license stuff, Automobile licenses, Drivers Licenses, Recording of Documents, and a few other things. In some areas, it's the court in charge of non-criminal juvenile procedures (if no juvenile court is available or provided for).
Moo: Congratulations! I need to do that also. Maybe I can get my records unsealed, as we think my birth father is deceased...the key word is "think."
As for open records, Alabama is one of the states. You can also go pick up a copy of your original birth certificate from any county health department. The wait is approximately 30 minutes, although I have seen it take as long as an hour, and short as 10 minutes--depending on the number of requests for death certificates, marriage licenses and other birth certificates.
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12/06/58 CA Found out I was adopted on 4/15/04.
In conversation with birth mom since 11/12/04.
B/dad found. Deceased: 21 September 1996.
Looking for a possible half-sister born 25 May, 1967/68.
Anyone have a good source for cheap legal DNA testing?
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