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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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A Few of Our Members Currently Searching Within Arkansas Who Chose To Be Featured
496. SearchingforBro75 : Fayetteville, Arkansas Washington Regional Nancy Phipps King Washington County Arkansas
497. Frankarmstrong : I need to know who my birth parents are.
498. Greenelie : I am searching for my half-sister. I believe her name at birth was Catherine, born Dec 1972. Catherine had a baby, also put up for adoption, May 1991.
499. Abigailrose248zeke : Christina Buccilli birth mother
500. Serendipity88 : I was born to a teenager, age 16 yrs of age. On my papers it states she was babtist. She had one child before me in california.
501. Mommymissesherboy : My son is Shawn-Michael Thomas Davis / Wilkerson. I never wanted him taken away . I was forced ! He was born at ouachita medical center in Camden Arkansas to a mom and dad who loved him more then life . He has two sisters now . I wish he could meet them .
502. LHicks501 : I have been blessed in being able to locate and reunite with both of my birth parents. I had been searching for a very long time to find my birth father and any of his family. The "Father’s name" on the birth certificate is an alias - Thomas Fuller. He met my birth mother at a young adult function at the Church of Christ in downtown Little Rock Arkansas. Our birth father knew that she was pregnant and holds a lot of guilt for not asking her. However she holds some of the responsibility in this as well because she never told him, even after many years after our birth Our birth mother’s name (maiden name) ls Kathy Lea Lindsey. She is originally from Pangburn, Arkansas. birth mother relinquished a boy (twin to me). My adoption was what is called a "grey market adoption" (legally binding, was arranged through obstetrician and private attorney’s. Doctor’s involved were De. Mose Smith and a Dr. McClintock during pregnancy and delivery, which we were delivered at St. Vincent Infirmary (Catholic Charities). Kathy and her twin sister, Katie Lynn, worked in the offices of Finkbeiner Meat Packing Company in Little Rock. and this is where Kathy met our bitth fatuerl **** MORE INFORMATION TO GIVE!!! Birth Father’s name is Bobby Joe Childs, originally from Center, Shelby County, Texas. Bobby and I have found each other and reunited Thanksgiving 2020. Two DNA tests done - original one that matched me up with our niece, Brandi, through Ancestry.com and then Bobby and I did a confirmation DNA test through LabCorp with results coming back at 99.999% that we are father and daughter. ns run high in her family plus hospital records show 2 PKU tests done, both negative. No reason to do a 2nd test. I am very ill. Birth mother wants no contact so I’ve abided by her wishes as much as possible. God has a plan for me and I pray that part of it is to connect with family before it’s too late.
503. LHicks501 : I am Art’s little sister. We were both adopted. I know that he has done 23andMe DNA testing but this all that I know other than he has said that he located his birth uncle (which side of his birth family I don’t know. He’s also located a brother in Salem, Oregon sand another brother is deceased and buried at Pinecrest Cemetery in Alexander, AR. Art has NOT made contact with any member of his birth family he has located Art and his wife, three kids and granddaughter live in Florida. If anyone finds his information to be a match, please contact me so that I can let him know that you are looking for him. Thank you Lesley
504. Angieascritch87 : I want to find my daughter Leah . She has 3 brothers and a sister. I had her when I was young and couldn’t provide for her and now that my life has totally changed around I would love to see my child. I think someone is trying to keep her from me I can’t find her anywhere no matter who I talk to
505. Reaperofelement : I was born in Techumseh, Michigan. I was taken away from my biological parents by social services along with my brother and sister. I was the oldest, my name at the time was Christopher Lee Meyers. We were taken away around when i was 2 n half years old. I went through many foster homes until age 7 n half and was adopted. I would like to meet my siblings from my bloodline.
506. Radoslawpiwowarski : I’m looking for Barbara Lesiak (was born Barbara Lesiak) surname was surely changed for adoption. She was born in Gdansk, Poland. She was taken away as a child to U.S
507. Xxadamragexx : Birth mother named Kelly, born fort Smith arkansas. Adopted parents Geoffrey and Harriet rice
508. Xxadamragexx3 : Birth mother named Kelly, born fort Smith arkansas. Adopted parents Geoffrey and Harriet rice
509. Jen08 : My husband wants to be in his daughters life. He ended up on a bad spot and is in prison for a lil while. Im his wife and im trying to find his daughter so they can be in one anothers life. From what we gathered which is very little. She was adoptef either in arkansas or nebraska. Her name is Deasia Billiot.
510. LHKinkade : We are looking for a child born around 1935-1940. The birth mother was Masako Fukumoto and she gave birth to a daughter (whose name we think was Reiko). Any help would be appreciated!
