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Accessing Arkansas Adoption Records
In 2018, Arkansas implemented a new law that allows adoptees to unseal their adoption records once they turn 21. While the law provides a way to access Arkansas adoption records, it also comes with red tape, including notary requirements and a fee.
If you want an easier way to reunite with your biological relatives, Adopted.com can help. We offer a voluntary adoption reunion registry where adoptees, birth parents, and others impacted by adoption can connect very quickly.
To join our registry, you don’t need to get a form notarized or pay a fee. All you need to do is answer ten simple questions that most people know about the adoption.
Our registry spans the state of Arkansas, from Fayetteville to Little Rock and everywhere in between. We offer a safe, secure way to reconnect with your birth family. Register for free today to join a community where reunions happen every day.
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3,229 Are Adoptions in Arkansas Open?
Yes, Arkansas allows families to arrange open adoptions. In an open adoption, the adoptive family knows the birth parents’ identities. One or both birth parents may even have ongoing communication with the adopted child, such as phone calls or face-to-face visits.
However, the official adoption files are sealed even in an open adoption. You cannot access the adoption records unless you’re an adoptee over 21 years old.
How Do I Get My Original Birth Certificate if I Was Adopted in Arkansas?
Your original birth certificate is part of your adoption file. You can get this document by submitting a written request to the Arkansas Department of Health if you’re over 21. When you receive your original birth certificate, it will be marked “not intended for official use.”
Arkansas allows birth parents to redact their names from an adoptee’s original birth certificate. If one or both of your birth parents have asked to keep their identities confidential, their names will be removed from the copy you receive.
How to Unseal Adoption Records in Arkansas
Adoptees in Arkansas can request their adoption files once they’re 21 years old. You must complete a form from the Arkansas Department of Health to unseal your adoption records. You’ll need to provide proof of your identity, such as a driver’s license. You’ll also need to have the form notarized.
If an adoptee has passed away, their surviving spouse, child, or child’s guardian can also request their adoption records. You’ll need to complete the same form and include proof of your identity. You’ll also need to submit your own birth certificate and notarized documentation of your relationship to the adoptee. A marriage or birth certificate can satisfy this requirement.
For all requests, there’s a $100 fee to access adoption files. You can submit a check or money order to the Arkansas Department of Health with your mailed application.
How Do You Access Arkansas Public Adoption Records?
Arkansas adoption records aren’t public, and you can only access them if you’re an adoptee or the spouse, child, or child’s guardian of an adoptee who has passed away. If you don’t fall into one of those categories, you’ll need a court order to unseal adoption records in Arkansas.
While the state limits who can access adoption records, you may be able to access some information through the Arkansas Mutual Consent Voluntary Adoption Registry (MCVAR). This voluntary registry can connect birth relatives if they both consent to having contact.
You can register to identify your birth relatives if you’re:
- An adoptee who’s at least 18
- A birth parent
- A birth grandparent, aunt, uncle, cousin, or sibling
To register with the MCVAR, you must complete an affidavit form, attend a one-hour counseling session, and pay $20. Once you complete these steps, you will be notified if one of your biological relatives joins the registry.
Additionally, the MCVAR can provide non-identifying information about an adoption, including genetic, health, and social histories. This information doesn’t include the names of the adoptee, the adoptive parents, or the birth parents.
You can register to access this information if you’re:
- An adoptee who’s at least 18
- A birth parent
- A spouse, child, or child’s guardian of a deceased adoptee
- An adoptive parent or a legal guardian
- A child welfare agency with custody of an adoptee
To obtain this report, you must complete an affidavit form and pay $5.
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181. Deserai7702 : Im in search of three siblings of mine nikkita dean morgan, chavez deon morgan, Amanda mandy bruce.
182. Mworton84 : I lost my daughter to cps some years ago, but continue to carry her in my heart. I miss my baby and need to know shes safe and loved.
183. Nichelle : Little Rock Arkansas Baptist health medical center
184. Stacypope454 : My mother is from Oklahoma and gave a daughter up for adoption in Arkansas to give birth in December 19 1982
185. BaileyColeman1 : I know ur childz
186. Blankstm : My dad was adopted right after he was born. He passed away in 1997 of something that could possibly be genetic. We are hoping to find his birth family and reunite! He was born in Memphis, TN on July 8 1955. His birth mother’s name is Martha Mae Smith. His birth name might have been Wayne. That’s all we know so far.
187. Mommahobbs : Trying to find my full blooded brother. He was adopted in Little Rock Arkansas. My mom carried him in a unwed mothers home at 14 called St Vincent’s mothers home. He was adopted to a pastor and a teacher in Arkansas. I have wanted to find him since I found out he existed when I was 12. I always felt like I was missing someone in my life. My mom won’t let me find you by opening the records but I will keep trying til I do.
188. Loma14Schnurr2017 : Looking for my maternal grandmother
189. Susant1516 : I am looking for my son, that I gave up for adoption in little rock, Arkansas on feb 16 1975. Child was born at UAMS in little rock & taken immediately after he was born for adoption probably through the state of Arkansas.
190. LordCommanderFang : My mother is Sheila. She adopted her child to a couple named Bob and Mary Anne.
191. JenniferP33 : My name is Jennifer Phillips, I was born October 27th 1983 in Jacksonville Arkansas at Rebsamen regional hospital. I don’t know much because it was a closed adoption.
192. Powell1978 : all I know is janet and dennise jones that lives in Jonesboro ark and her name is Cheyenne they kept it but changed her middle name, her middle name was beach
193. Kimkimberly : I am searching for my birth mom Nu Thi Nguyen, she was 24 when she married Vic J Wright in Hot Springs, AR. I was 18 months old and may have siblings out there. She met husband in Nevada.
194. Juliefinks : His birth name was Anthony Kyron Desean Davis. He was born July 15, 2000 at Washington regional medical center Fayetteville, AT. 72703 to mother Julie Diane Davis. He was taken by Department of Human Services and I have not seen him since his 4th birthday! Would LOVE to locate him and know his adopted last name.
195. NaNo_Galacy : I have no greater joy than this to hear of my children walking in the truth 3 John 4.... that’s the verse that got my into my family.
