Legal Question in Family Law in Oregon

Re: Can a sibling of an adopted child search for that child

YOUR QUESTION:

i need to know if the sibling to an adopted child has the right to find their brother or sister before they turn eighteen. at least contact the adoptive parents to let them know a sibling exists.also if the state of oregon is an open adoption state.

ANSWER:

Under Oregon law, adoption records remain confidential and not subject to disclosure until the adoptee is 18 years old. From age 18 onward, the Oregon Voluntary Adoption Registry may be utilized as a �go-between� to establish contact between the adoptee and the adoptee�s genetic relatives.

The Voluntary Adoption Registry was created in 1983 to assist adoptees, birth parents, biological siblings, and other eligible persons in learning more about an adoption that was finalized in Oregon. The registry creates a method of communicating information while preserving confidentiality and respecting the right to privacy. The Adoption Services Unit for the State of Oregon is responsible for maintaining records on all adoptions going back to the early 1920's.

Oregon Voluntary Adoption Registry website:---->

http://www.scf.hr.state.or.us/ar/

For more, unofficial, info about the VAR, see:---->

http://members.tripod.com/ABORN.Webring/State/Answered/OR.html

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