Comments on: Falsified Adoption Records http://birthfamily-search.adoptionblogs.com/weblogs/falsified-adoption-records-1 Information for those searching for those who have been adopted or their birth families. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 03:16:07 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Jan Baker http://birthfamily-search.adoptionblogs.com/weblogs/falsified-adoption-records-1/comment-page-1#comment-6 Jan Baker Sun, 04 Mar 2007 22:01:49 +0000 http://adoption-sea.www.adoptionblogs.com/2007/03/04/falsified-adoption-records-1#comment-6 It's good that you got your children's originals - they might really appreciate that someday. From what I have been told, birth moms these days can only get a copy of the original birth certificate if they order it right away. <br /> <br /> "Unavailable"? Wonder if that meant they knew an adoption was in the works? Few birth moms can ever get them years down the road. Only a few states allow that even if there is a reunion.<br /> <br /> What I am referring to in this article are not typos, but intentional changes. Good idea to get typos fixed too though - could become a nightmare later. It’s good that you got your children’s originals – they might really appreciate that someday. From what I have been told, birth moms these days can only get a copy of the original birth certificate if they order it right away.

“Unavailable”? Wonder if that meant they knew an adoption was in the works? Few birth moms can ever get them years down the road. Only a few states allow that even if there is a reunion.

What I am referring to in this article are not typos, but intentional changes. Good idea to get typos fixed too though – could become a nightmare later.

]]> By: Deb Donatti http://birthfamily-search.adoptionblogs.com/weblogs/falsified-adoption-records-1/comment-page-1#comment-5 Deb Donatti Sun, 04 Mar 2007 20:14:41 +0000 http://adoption-sea.www.adoptionblogs.com/2007/03/04/falsified-adoption-records-1#comment-5 Missouri does not appear on the list, but my son's original b-cert had his birth last name incorrectly spelled. I had to go through a whole lost of mess to get it corrected before the adoption was final. His b-mom had tried to obtain a copy herself before but was told it was "unavailable", probably because they miss-typed the last name. <br /> If I were not so adament about getting my kids originals we might never have caught it and he most likely would never have been able to get it as an adult. Missouri does not appear on the list, but my son’s original b-cert had his birth last name incorrectly spelled. I had to go through a whole lost of mess to get it corrected before the adoption was final. His b-mom had tried to obtain a copy herself before but was told it was “unavailable”, probably because they miss-typed the last name.
If I were not so adament about getting my kids originals we might never have caught it and he most likely would never have been able to get it as an adult.

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