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Nearly 18 years ago, Larry Traylor and his parents moved from the family oriented environment of Tupelo to Las Vegas with the idea of starting over. But the then-3-year-old didn't know starting over meant getting a new home along with a new family. After being in Las Vegas for less than a year, Traylor and two siblings were put up for adoption. Traylor went to school, just like the other kids; he played sports, just like the other kids, and he was loved by his family, just like the other kids. But unlike the other kids, a chapter of Traylor's life was an unsolved mystery — until last month.

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~ oregon allows access to original birth certificates of adoptees ~

What it does: Allows adoptees 21 and older who were born in Oregon to see their original birth certificates, which the state began sealing in 1957. Certificates usually include the name of the birth mother, and sometimes the birth father. The law allows birth mothers to attach forms to the birth certificates, indicating whether they want contact.

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~ open adoption in oregon ~

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~ indiana family reunited ~

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~ Daughter adopted years ago is sought by birth father ~

Ashley was placed for adoption after her mother went to jail in 1988 in connection with the beating death of Ashley’s sister, Jessica, who was 2 at the time. Now, Ashley’s family, including her birth father, Lance, 45, are trying to find her, in hopes of reconnecting with the girl who is now 19.

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~ legislation in massachusetts aims to open adoption birth records ~

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~ adoptees respond to open adoption ~

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~ open adoption practiced in california ~

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~ MO Search reunites lost loves ~

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~ new jersey adoptees persevere in efforts to locate biological relatives ~

For an adoptee, knowing the name of a birth parent is one thing.
Finding that parent is another story entirely.
Even if the Legislature passes a law giving adoptees access to their original birth certificates, there's no guarantee that adoptees would be able to locate their parents.
To do that, some adoptees hire private investigators. Some are able to find their relatives through the state's adoption registry, while others do their own research.

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~ indiana medical history may not be available for adoptees - despite new law ~

But advocates and the state official responsible for assisting adoptees in finding information about their birth parents say the new law won't help many adopted Hoosiers -- and particularly not older adoptees, like Romano, who are seeking medical records.
"The problem is the law did not require agencies to collect medical histories until 1986. Most hospitals only keep records for 10 years, and many agencies only have records for the last 20 or 25 years," said Mary Hinds, the assistant state registrar.

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~ Internet brings adoptive parents, birth mother together ~

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~ Pennsylvania - Adoptees’ search for answers ~

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~ Iowa: Needing to find the natural connection ~

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~ Indiana adoptees and birth parents can connect ~

Release of adoption history. Requires a person, a licensed child placing agency, or a county office of family and children to release to an adult adoptee certain social, medical, psychological, and educational records and reports concerning the adoptee, including adoption information from adoptions granted before July 1, 1993. Read the bill

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~ Nevada bill would clarify adoption rights ~

AB51 brings state law into line with a state Supreme Court decision that says agreements for contact between a mother - or father - and the adopted child are enforceable only if the agreement signed by both the natural parent and the adoptive parents is part of an adoption decree.

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~ Adoption is no longer considered shameful — so why do we still have 1950s-era laws? ~

But he’s run up against a brick wall called Pennsylvania’s adoption law in his search. His records have either been destroyed, are sealed by the courts or are simply private under state law.

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~ Hundreds of adoptees in N.H. seek birth certificates ~

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~ Indiana adoption reconnection ~

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~ connecting the adoption triad in Michigan ~

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