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2. Adoptee rights - Wikipedia

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   Adoptee rights are the legal and social rights of adopted people relating to their adoption and identity. These rights frequently center on access to information which is kept sealed within closed adoptions, but also include issues relating to intercultural or international adoption, interracial adoption, and coercion of birthparents.

3. Adoption reunion registry - Wikipedia

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   In the United Kingdom, adoption law has been amended to allow for open adoptions, the right to access one's records, and a state-run adoption reunion registry has been established. Though many such registries are operated by government agencies, many private registries do exist, and can be found on the Web.

4. Florence Anna Fisher - Wikipedia

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   Fisher spoke out strongly against the sealed records of closed adoption, which became commonplace in the mid-twentieth century. In a 1974 Time article, Fisher said, "People today are finding secrecy evil. They are more open and they want to know the truth."

5. Closed adoption - Wikipedia

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   The sealed records effectively prevent the adoptee and the biological parents from finding, or even knowing anything about each other (especially during times before the Internet). However, the emergence of non-profit organizations and private companies to assist individuals with their sealed records has been effective in helping people who ...

6. Sealed birth records - Wikipedia

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   Sealed birth records refers to the practice of sealing the original birth certificate upon adoption or legitimation, often making a copy of the record unavailable except by court order. Upon finalization of the adoption, the original birth certificate is sealed and replaced with an amended birth certificate declaring the adoptee to be the child ...

7. Missouri Department of Social Services - Wikipedia

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   Missouri Governor Mel Carnahan established the Family Investment Trust (FIT) in November 1993, which was changed to Family and Community Trust (FACT) by Governor Bob Holden in April 2001. FACT, which is housed within the Missouri Department of Social Services, is designed to lead a collaborative effort to improve the conditions of Missouri's ...