[Raye]

We need a search angel who would go to the ROD in Guilford County to look up the birth certificate for our adopted son. We have been searching the on-line birth index and have not been able to find him by birth date, but I have the reel number that it would probably be on. We just need someone to do the leg work. If you can help, please send me a PM, and I will give you all the info. Thanks.

[Raye]

Just bumping this message back up in hopes that someone from Guilford county can help us. Thanks.
Raye

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It is not likely that your adopted son's birth will be on the index. The state claims they have removed all
adoptees from the index. The state also put down the county of residence of the adoptive parents as the place of birth for the adoptee to keep them from backtracking...so he may not even have been born in Guilford County.
Are you aware of the new law passed 1/1/2008 that allows the adoptee to contact the agency and request that they contact the birth mother and ask her if she wants contact? Thanks due for that to NCCAR.
GOV. EASLEY SIGNS BILL TO GIVE ADOPTEES EASIER ACCESS TO BIRTH INFORMATION

Raleigh - Gov. Mike Easley today announced he has signed into law House Bill 445, “An act to authorize child placement agencies to act as confidential intermediaries between adult adoptees, an adult lineal descendant of a deceased adoptee, and a biological parent.” This new law allows easier access to adoption information by adult adoptees or their adult descendants without a required court hearing.

“Many adoptees want to know where they came from and more about their family lineage,” Easley said. “These changes in the law will make access to that information, by those who need to have it, easier. Obtaining this information, such as medical histories, could have life-saving implications.”

Currently, adult adoptees and their birth parents are required to petition a judge, even if both parties consent to access to birth records and other adoption information. Provisions in the new law allow a child placement agency licensed by the state Department of Health and Human Services’ Division of Social Services, or a county social services department, to contact the birth parents of an adult adoptee and obtain contact preferences and medical information. Adoptees, who must be at least 21, or their adult descendants, will receive the information upon request for a copy of the adoptee’s birth certificate.

“I am pleased that adult adoptees and their birth parents will now be able to exchange information and, if they choose, contact each other without the courts playing a role,” said state Rep. Margaret Dickson (D-Cumberland), the bill’s primary sponsor.

Other co-sponsors were: Rep. Jim Crawford (D-Granville, Vance), Rep. Winkie Wilkins (D-Durham, Person) and Rep. Jean Farmer-Butterfield (D-Edgecombe, Wilson). The bill was carried in the Senate by Sen. Janet Cowell (D-Wake).

This act becomes effective January 1, 2008 and covers all requests received following that date. The legislation passed the House on a 115-0 vote, and passed the Senate 49-0.

In his budget, Easley has proposed a tax credit to help families afford the costs of adopting a child. The state tax credit, worth $5,150 annually, can be taken on expenses related to adopting a child.