Alabama
State Department of Human Resources
50 N. Ripley Street
Montgomery, AL 36130
Telephone: (334) 242-1310
Alaska
State Registrar of Vital Statistics
Special Services Unit
Department of Health and Social Services
P.O. Box 110675
Juneau, AK 99801-0675
Telephone: (907) 465-3618
Arizona
Arizona Confidential Intermediary Program
Arizona Supreme Court
1507 W. Washington, Suite 104
Phoenix, AZ 85005
Telephone: (602) 452-3947
Arkansas
Arkansas Mutual Consent Voluntary Adoption Registry
Arkansas Department of Human Services
Division of Children and Family Services
P.O. Box 1437, Slot S565
Little Rock, AR 72203-1437
Telephone: (501) 682-8094
California
Department of Social Services
744 P Street, M.S. 19-67
Sacramento, CA 95814
Telephone: (916) 651-8088
Colorado
Colorado Voluntary Adoption Registry
Health Statistics and Vital Records
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
4300 Cherry Creek Drive
Denver, CO 80246-1530
Telephone: (303) 692-2188
Connecticut
Department of Children and Families
Search Unit
505 Hudson Street
Hartford, CT 06106
Telephone: (806) 550-6578
Delaware
Department of Services Children, Youth & Their Families
1825 Faulkland Road
Wilmington, DE 19805-1195
Telephone: (302) 633-2655
District of Columbia
Does not have an adoption law for accessing information contained in closed adoption records.
Florida
Florida Adoption Reunion Registry
1317 Winewood Boulevard
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0700
Telephone: (850) 488-8000
Georgia
Georgia Adoption Reunion Registry
2 Peachtree Street, NW Suite 8-207
Atlanta, GA 30303-3142
Telephone: 888-328-0055
Hawaii
Adoption Records Unit
Family Court, 1st Circuit
P.O. Box 3498
Honolulu, HI 96811-3498
Telephone: (808) 539-4424
Idaho
Voluntary Adoption Registry
Department of Health and Welfare
Bureau of Health Policy and Vital Statistics
450 W. State Street, First Floor
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0036
Telephone: (208) 334-5990
Illinois
Adoption Registry
Illinois Department of Public Health
Division of Vital Records
605 W. Jefferson Street
Springfield, IL 62702-5097
Telephone: (217) 557-5159 or 1-877-323-5299
Indiana
Indiana Adoption History Registry
Indiana State Department of Health
2 North Meridian Street
P.O. Box 7125
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Telephone: (317) 233-1289
Iowa
Department of Human Services
Hoover State Office Building, 5th Floor
Des Moines, IA 50319-0114
Telephone: (515) 281-6216
Fax: (515) 281-4597
Kansas
Social and Rehabilitation Services
Children and Family Policy
Docking State Office Bldg., 5th Floor South
915 SW Harrison Street
Topeka, KS 66612
Telephone: (785) 368-8171
Kentucky
Health and Family Services
Department of Community Based Services
Cabinet for Families and Children
275 East Main Street, 3C-E
Frankfort, KY 40621
Telephone: (502) 564-2147
Louisiana
Louisiana Voluntary Adoption Registry
Office of Community Service
P.O. Box 3318
Baton Rouge, LA 70821
Telephone: (225) 342-9922 or 1-800-259-2456
Maine
Department of Human Services
Office of Vital Records
11 State House Station
221 State Street
Augusta, ME 04333-0011
Telephone: (207) 287-3181
Maryland
Department of Human Resources
Social Services Administration
Adoption Search, Contact and Reunion Services
311 West Saratoga Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
Telephone: (410) 767-7663 or 1-800-39-ADOPT
Massachusetts
Adoption Search Coordinator
Department of Social Services
24 Farnsworth Street
Boston, MA 02210
Telephone: (617) 727-0900
Minnesota
Department of Human Services
444 LaFayette Road
St. Paul, MN 55155-3831
Telephone: (651) 296-2795
Mississippi
Department of Health
570 E. Woodrow Wilson Drive
PO Box 1700
Jackson, MS 39215-1700
Telephone: (601) 576-7400
Missouri
Department of Social Services
Children's Services
Adoption Information Registry
P.O. Box 88
Jefferson, MO 65103-0088
Telephone: (800) 554-2222
Montana
Department of Public Health and Human Services
Child and Family Services
1400 Broadway
Helena, MT 59604
Telephone: (406) 444-5900
Nebraska
Department of Health and Human Services
PO Box 95044
Lincoln, NE 68509-5044
Telephone: (402) 471-2306
Nevada
Division of Child and Family Services
4126 Technology Way, 3rd Floor
Carson City, NV 89706
Telephone: (775) 684-4400
New Hampshire
Division of Children, Youth, and Families
Foster Care & Adoption Programs
129 Pleasant Street
Concord, NH 03301-3857
Telephone: (603) 271-4711
Toll Free: (800) 852-3345
New Jersey
Department of Children and Families
222 S. Warren Street
PO Box 729, 3rd Floor
Trenton, NJ 08625
Telephone: (609) 984-4500
New Mexico
Department of Children, Youth, and Families
P.O. Drawer 5160
Santa Fe, NM 87502-5160
Telephone: (505) 827-8400
New York
New York State Department of Health
Adoption and Medical Information Registry
P.O. Box 2602
Albany, NY 12220-2602
Telephone: (518) 474-9600
North Carolina
State Division of Social Services
325 North Salisbury Street
Raleigh, NC 27603
Telephone: (919) 733-9386
North Dakota
Department of Human Services
600 East Boulevard Avenue. Dept. 325
Bismarck, ND 58505-0250
Telephone: (701) 328-2316
Toll Free: (800) 245-3736
Ohio
Ohio Department of Health
Vital Statistics
PO Box 118
Columbus, OH 43216-0118
Telephone: (614) 466-4784
Oklahoma
Department of Human Services
Children and Family Services Division
Post Adoption Services
P.O. Box 25352
Oklahoma City, OK 73125
Telephone: (405) 521-2475
Oregon
Department of Human Services
Adoption Registry
2nd Floor South
500 Summer Street NE, E71
Salem, OR 97301-1068
Telephone: (503) 945-6643 or (503) 945-5670
Pennsylvania
Adoption Medical History Registry
4th Floor, Bertolino Building
P.O. Box 2675
Harrisburg, PA 17105-2675
Telephone: (800) 227-0225
Rhode Island
State of Rhode Island - Providence Plantations
Family Court - Providence County
One Dorrance Plaza
Providence, RI 02903
Telephone: (401) 458-3290
South Carolina
South Carolina Department of Social Services
Adoption Reunion Registry
P.O. Box 1520
Columbia, SC 29202-1520
Telephone: (803) 898-7318
South Dakota
Adoption Unit
Department of Social Services
Child Protection Services
700 Governors Drive
Pierre, SD 57501
Telephone: (605) 773-3227
Tennessee
Department of Children's Services
Post Adoption Services
436 6th Avenue, North
Nashville, TN 37243-1290
Telephone: (615) 532-5637
Texas
Central Adoption Registry
Department of State Health Services
P.O. Box 149347
Austin, TX 78714-9347
Telephone: (888) 963-7111 ext. 7388
Utah
Department of Health
Bureau of Vital Records
288 North 1460 West
P.O. Box 141012
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-1012
Telephone: (801) 538-6363
Vermont
Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services
Vermont Adoption Registry
103 S. Main Street
Waterbury, VT 05671-2401
Telephone: (802) 241-2122
Virginia
Virginia Department of Social Services
Permanency Unit
7 N. Eighth Street
Richmond, VA 23219-1849
Telephone: (804) 726-7000
Toll Free: (800) 552-3434
Washington
Department of Social & Health Services
Adoption Archives
P.O. Box 45713
Olympia, WA 98504
West Virginia
Department of Health & Human Services
Office of Social Services
350 Capitol Street, Room 691
Charleston, WV 25301-3704
Telephone: (304) 558-7980
Wisconsin
Department of Health & Family Services
Adoption Records Search Program
P.O. Box 8916
Madison, WI 53708-8916
Telephone: (608) 266-7163
Wyoming
Department of Family Services
Hathaway Building, 3rd Floor
2300 Capitol Avenue
Cheyenne, WY 82002-0490
Telephone: (307) 473-3924