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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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781. RickStephenson : Im trying to find the birth parents of my grandmother,I know she was adopted by William B. White of Nevada county, Arkansas. The adoption took place between june 10, 1900 and the 1910 census. Her first and middle name was Mary Elbe. Any help was be appreciated.
782. JasmineAyers : I don’t know much about my brother. Except that as far as I know he was adopted before I was born. We shared the same father, brad Ayers, but had different mothers. He was around 2 or 3 when I was born so I would say he probably was born in 1997 or 1996.
783. SDL1961 : Possible relative Pleasant Robert Martin. May or may not have been adopted. Possible birth parents may have been Forbes.
784. Ashleytaylor8787 : My niece is whom I’m lookong for she will be 2 yrs old soon.n I would just like to meet her or at least see some pictures of her or be able to talk to her new adoptive parents and tell them how much i thank them for taking care of her. She was born in hot springs ar at national park hospital, to my baby sister megan sharee taylor and her birth name was Rihley sharee taylor
785. Porkchop1988 : Tammy Wagner bio mom adoption happened in Garland County...
786. Plaveryar : I am looking for my birth parents and any siblings I may have. I was born August 16, 1966 at McCracken Clinic in Stuttgart. The papers I found my adopted father had from his lawyer said the mothers name could possibly be Martha Amspear and they were not sure of spelling of last name.
787. Uro2cute : Im searching for any info on Barbara Bowman 1804 Iris Little Rock‚ Arkansas She lived at this address in October 1961
788. Parents72 : I just want to find my parents. I live in Mena, Arkansas. I don´t know where I was actually born, or who my parents are. I just want to know my real family.
789. Drdoug8838 : Looking for Bert Lee Schmidt, born 25 January 1928 in Grove, Delaware County, Oklahoma. Sometime in or around 1960 he moved out towards Liberal, Kansas or Tyrone, Oklahoma where he meet Eula Ann Massie and had 3 children. Nothing found after 1966. He has two people on his Registration Card that was filled out in Jay, Oklahoma. Their names are Goldie Rushing and Ora Nations.
790. Hterry : His birth name was Marc Anthony Fontaine he was born at Sparks hospital in fort Smith he was adopted by a family their last name was jones
791. Qalaysia : i just really hope i can find my little baby sister i miss her
792. JessicaH94 : Her and her brother charlie mcmackin where both born at Conway regional hospital... They where took by state in 2015..... I’m there aunt I just would love to talk to them
793. KaneJackson1994 : My brother was adopted by my grandmother’s friend(s) in Arkansas. Grandmother’s name is Sylvia Mother’s name is Charity Dad’s name is Christopher Adoption took place in 1995.
794. Mersadeshand11 : I am trying to find my niece. I have not seen her sense she was 8.
795. Catherine100 : I want find you vincent.please..baby!
