New Adoption Law Regarding Non-Certified Original Birth Certificates

New Illinois law allows adult adopted persons born in Illinois to request non-certified copies of their original birth certificates

• Are you an adopted person born in Illinois who would like to request a non-certified copy of your original birth certificate?
• Are you a birth parent who would like to request your name be deleted from a non-certified copy of a birth certificate?
• Or a surviving spouse or adult child of a deceased adopted person?

A new Illinois law allows adult adopted persons 21 and older, born in Illinois to request non-certified copies of their original birth certificatesthrough the Illinois Department of Public Health.

Birth parents of adopted persons born after January 1, 1946, may request that their names be deleted from this non-certified copy.

All birth parents may indicate their preferences regarding contact with their adult birth child.

The options available under this new law are different for adopted persons, birth parents and their family members. The options available also change depending on the date of birth of the adult adopted person.

For all forms and more information visit www.newillinoisadoptionlaw.com