A movement to open adoption records that began in the 1990s recently got a major boost. On December 19, 2013, Ohio Governor John Kasich signed a bill that is set to open adoption records for hundreds of thousands of adopted Ohioans.<\/p>\n
The law gives the birth parents of adopted children one year to file a \u201ccontact preference\u201d form that indicates whether and in what manner they wish to be contacted by the child they gave up for adoption. They also have the opportunity to have their names redacted from their children’s birth certificates.<\/p>\n
Then, beginning in March 2015, Ohio adoptees born between January 1, 1964 and September 18, 1996 will be able to obtain their adoption files, including their original birth certificates, upon reaching the age of 18.<\/p>\n
Prevailing national attitudes about adoption have changed drastically in the last 50 years. In the 1960s, adoption was a very sensitive and secretive issue. Not everyone (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A movement to open adoption records that began in the 1990s recently got a major boost. On December 19, 2013, Ohio Governor John Kasich signed a bill that is set to open adoption records for hundreds of thousands of adopted…<\/span><\/p>\n