The first time I held my original birth certificate, I was in my 50s. I’d spent a lifetime knowing that I was adopted. I was loved, supported and grateful for my family, but still missing the first ...

A birth certificate is a private document, unlike DNA testing, which is very public. Healing within the adoptee experience includes having access to their birth certificate. By granting access to ...

California has long been a leader in civil rights, but there is one glaring exception: adult adoptees in our state are still denied the right to obtain their own original birth certificates. This ...

HARTFORD — Adoptees got one step closer to accessing their original birth certificates Monday when the Judiciary Committee voted 26-10 to send the bill back to the Senate. The bill previously passed ...

Steve Hamblin is a reserved man in his 40s, a retired Marine who likes fast cars and owns a construction company in Fredericktown, Missouri. He grew up in Cape Girardeau, adopted by Bob and Kaye ...

Guests who do not use a passport to board a Disney cruise should plan ahead for documentation changes.Effective immediately, Disney Cruise Line says guests must show an original birth certificate.