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What You Need to Know About Kansas Adoption Records
In Kansas, adoption records are sealed and inaccessible to the public. However, adoptees can get copies of their records when they turn 18.
Kansas also allows adoptees and birth relatives, including parents and siblings, to search for each other. If both sides mutually consent, the state will share names and contact information for a potential reunion.
While getting access to Kansas adoption records is possible, the process can be long and overwhelming. If you’re looking for another and easier way to reunite with your birth relatives, Adopted.com can help.
With our voluntary adoption reunion registry, you can search for information. You just need to answer ten simple questions about the adoption, which most people already know.
We have the largest voluntary adoption reunion registry in the United States. Whether you’re in Topeka, Dodge City, or anywhere in Kansas, Adopted.com offers a way to reconnect with your birth family. Join for free today to start searching for the answers you’re seeking.
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3,465 Are Adoptions in Kansas Open?
Adoptions in Kansas can be open or closed. In an open adoption, the adoptive family knows the birth parents’ identities. The birth parents may even have contact with the adoptee, such as phone calls or visits. In a closed adoption, the birth parents remain confidential and have no contact with the child.
Regardless of the type of adoption, the records become sealed after an adoption is finalized. Adoptees can get Kansas adoption records opened once they turn 18.
Are Kansas Adoption Records Public?
No, Kansas adoption records are not public. However, the state allows adoptees to request their adoption records if they’re 18 or older. Birth parents in Kansas cannot access adoption records unless they get a court order.
How Do I Get My Original Birth Certificate if I Was Adopted in Kansas?
You can submit a request to access your original birth certificate, also known as a before adoption birth certificate, if you’re 18 or older. Your request must be written and notarized. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) provides a sample you can use to make your request.
Mail your request to the KDHE Office of Vital Statistics in Topeka. You also need to include a $20 fee to the Office of Vital Statistics. Once approved, you’ll receive an uncertified copy of your original birth certificate.
If you’re not an adoptee, you’ll need a court order to obtain a copy of a person’s original birth certificate.
How to Unseal Adoption Records in Kansas
Adult adoptees who want to access their adoption records can file a request through the Kansas Department for Children and Families (DCF). You’ll need to complete a form and provide proof of identification with a copy of your driver’s license or birth certificate.
Once you file your request, you should get your adoption records within four to six weeks. These records may include your birth family’s medical and social history, photos, and correspondence. If a private agency handled the adoption, it may have more information. You should contact the agency to request your complete adoption file.
While Kansas only allows adoptees to access these records, the state will conduct adoption searches to reunite biological relatives. Adoptees, birth parents, and biological siblings can request searches.
The search process can take several months, and there’s no guarantee the state will find your family members. If the state can locate your birth relatives, they must consent to having contact with you. If they don’t, the state will keep a record of your search. Your information will be available to them if they change their mind and want to have contact with you in the future.
To start a search, find the appropriate form on the DCF website and complete it. For search requests, you must get the form notarized. You’ll also need to provide proof of identification.
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Registration is free, and the unique search tool ensures measurable match results. When you find your birth parents, remember to approach the reunion with an open heart and understanding, as it can be an emotionally significant experience for everyone involved.
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A Few of Our Members Currently Searching Within Kansas Who Chose To Be Featured
1036. Cynthiadodge : Was adopted from Florence Crittenton Society. Mother was a widow who had affair with married man who owned a tow truck company and had multiple children.
1037. Jerre : Looking for my daughter that was born October 30th ‚ 1992. Birth place Liberal‚ Kansas. It was a closed adoption so that is all the information I have.
1038. Rvvterrosie : You were born in Olathe Medical Center in Olathe KS. You were adopted around 3-4 months of age I believe
1039. Spiegelwendy : I was born at the Shawnee Mission Medical Center and delivered to my adopted parents on 9/1/1973. My maiden name is Bordman.
1040. ChristalRenee : DNA testing at Ancestry revealed grandparent ties to paternal Shanks - Boyes and maternal Dyson - Dixon lines. My mother is known to me. Relatives closer to my father (BOYES) would need to test to verify DNA relationship. Christal Renee
1041. Ylharris43 : I’m looking for an adopted half sister that was born around Wesley Medical center Wichta, KS in 1975-76. Our mother is Linda Cantu. They might have been adopted through the church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints to a family in Utah. They could be biracial.
1042. INFO4ME : WILMA JANET SCHEIDEMAN / WALLER BILL ROGERS GARDEN CITY, KS
1043. Dmwards : Helping my half brother find his older half sister. She was born in Topeka, Ks at an unwed mothers home. We do not know her adopted name. The home will only send a letter to the child if she sends requesting the information.
1044. Sky2004 : I’m the mother to the adopted child’s half sister and I’m trying to help her locate her half brother. They obviously have the same father. The adopted boy, Mason, was adopted shortly after his mother gave birth. She didn’t want a reminder of her affair with my husband (ex husband now). She told me she was giving Mason to her cousins whom lived outside of Illinois (where we all live) in a different state. I don’t remember the state she told me tho because that was 12-13 years ago. I think my daughter deserves to know her one and only step sibling. And she wants to know him, too! When college time comes along for both of them, I don’t want them to meet and fall in love and end up finding out too late that they are siblings. Mason’s mother, Mandy, shouldn’t want that either. I think Mandy is afraid that if I find Mason, I will tell him about his real dad and what a narcissist he is and that Mandy doesn’t want her son to ever meet his birth father.
1045. Gayne1963 : I was born in Wichita, Ks Adoption was through an attorney. As of my date of birth I had 2 other siblings still living with my biological mom.
1046. Hannahwagner : Alana Y. Surgi, born in Harris County, Texas.
1047. Txjanele : Birth Certificate lists my birth name as Diane Lee Lyda, mother Mary Lee Lyda, no father listed, born at KU Medical Center in KC KS
1048. Deemunsen : I was given up for adoption in Wichita Ks through Catholic Charities by my birth mother Angela Stuebs in 1968. She later found me and we have a relationship. I am looking for my birth father, his name is Gary Davidson. They met in Hays when she was in college and he was there temporarily working Construction. After Christmas break he did not return and she learned she was pregnant. She found out soon after that he possibly returned home to Oklahoma where he had a wife and child on the way. There is a strong possibility that he is Native American.
1049. Porkchop73 : Overland Park KS
1050. Cbradbury : My father-in-law was born on April 17‚ 1948 in Kansas City‚ Kansas. He was adopted by Robert Leslie (Bob) Bradbury and Margaret Lucille (Peggy) Thompson Bradbury. It was told to me that John’s biological mom had him and then Bob and Peggy were called that they had a baby waiting for them. I’m unfamiliar with how the adoption laws were back then. Is his only birth certificate (which I can’t find) listing Bob and Peggy the father and mother? Is there a sealed one stating his biological parents?
