Iowa Adoption Resources

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Location: Iowa
Surname/tag: Adoption Adoptions Iowa_Adoptions

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Contents 1 Original birth certificate 2 Non Identifying Information 3 Third Party Agencies 4 State Laws 5 Additional Local Resources 6 WikiTree Project

Original birth certificate

Non Identifying Information

Third Party Agencies

(adoption agencies, orphanages, intermediaries)

State Laws

Additional Local Resources

WikiTree Project

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Provided that the names of birth parents are not released, adult adoptees may receive medical and developmental family history, according to Chapter 600 in the Code of Iowa. Courts may also be petitioned to open their sealed record for "good cause".

If you were adopted prior to July 1, 1941, you should indicate that state law does not require you to provide "good cause".

If a birth is registered with the State of Iowa, law enables adoptees, their "birth parents", and blood-related brothers and sisters to find each other. Effective July 1, 1999, the "Mutual Consent Voluntary Adoption Registry" was established to match persons requesting their identity to be revealed to *matching* information concerning an adult adoptee.

Information is only revealed only in the event that a match is made and parties have been notified of the match. All information is kept confidential.

You may complete an "Application For Revelation of County of Adoption" if you're unsure of the county a child's adoption was finalized. These forms can be found at: Bureau of Vital Records Iowa Department of Public Health Lucas Office Building, 1st Floor Des Moines, IA 50319 515-281-4944

For more information, adult adoptees, birth parents, and relatives can contact the Department of Human Services at: 515-281-4174.

https://dhs.iowa.gov/adoption-records