ST. CLOUD, Minn. -- Most people who want a copy of their birth certificate can walk on down to the courthouse and ask for one. But not if they were adopted. Adoptees in Minnesota and most other states ...

The adoption measures, House Bill 61 and its companion Senate Bill 23, attempt to undo legislation from 1964 that closed birth records for adoptees nationwide. Under current Ohio law, individuals ...

On Nov. 23, Baltimore City held its annual National Adoption Day event, celebrating and recognizing families created through adoption. Since its inception in November 2000, National Adoption Day ...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Adoptees born between 1941 and 1994 would be able to access their birth records under a bill passed by the Indiana Senate. The bill approved on a 43-5 vote Thursday would reverse a ...

Old adoption records housed at a state agency in St. Paul soon could become a more important resource for people researching their family histories. Minnesota is making plans to digitize about 5 ...

Philomena Lee’s tireless effort to track down her son who was taken from her at an Irish convent and was adopted by a St. Louis family has inspired an Oscar-nominated film. Now, her story has prompted ...