Adoption Records Laws and Legislation

"The law must be consonant with life. It cannot and should not ignore broad historical currents of history. Mankind is possessed of no greater urge than to try to understand the age-old question: "Who am I?" "Why am I?" Even now the sands and ashes of continents are being sifted to find where we made our first step as man. Religions of mankind often include ancestor worship in one way or another. For many the future is blind without a sight of the past. Those emotions and anxieties that generate our thirst to know the past are not superficial and whimsical. They are real and they are 'good cause' under the law of man and God."

Judge Wade S. Weatherford, Jr.
Seventh Judicial Circuit Court, South Carolina
Ruling on an adoptee's petition to gain access to adoption records.

AIS-CTC advocates for legislative reform that:

1) provides equal, unrestricted access to original birth certificates and adoption records for adult adoptees,
2) provides birth parents with copies of all documents they signed in the process of relinquishment/termination of parental rights,
3) provides their full history to those created through donor insemination, the sale or donation of eggs or the transfer of embryos, including the names of "donors."
4) when necessary, protects adoptive families from any individual who has been convicted of a violent crime against the adoptee as a minor

We believe it is ALWAYS in the best interests of an individual to have unrestricted access to their ancestry, their cultural, genetic, religious and medical history and oppose any laws that deny this basic civil right available to those raised in their biological families.

National Legislative Updates
Summary of State Records Access Laws

AIS-CTC Registry

You can now join the free online AIS/CTC reunion registry directly by logging in and providing information about yourself and the person(s) you are seeking. We will never sell your information to anyone. We will only disclose your information to the person(s) you are looking for. Please note that any fields labeled "visible on your profile" are visible only to the site administrator. In order to help us minimize SPAM and computer generated messages, registration involves these steps:

1) Create a login account by providing basic information and establishing your password.You will receive an electronic response from AIS/CTC.
2) Click on the link we send from the email address you provide in order to confirm your registration.
3) Once you confirm your registration, the registry administrator will approve and enable your account, usually within 24-48 hours. You will receive a second email from AIS/CTC informing you that your account is now active.
4) From the AIS/CTC homepage, use your login name and password and click on the "Login" button. You will still be on the home page, but if you scroll back down the page, you will notice a greeting with your username. Click on "My Profile" to see what you've already entered, or click on "Edit My Profile" to make changes or add more detailed information about yourself and the person(s) for whom you are searching. See our FAQ section, or contact us for more help.

By joining this registry, you certify and acknowledge that you:

Are over the age of 18 and are the person named as the registrant or their legal representative.
Consent to the release of your name and contact information in the event of a possible match.
Agree to hold harmless Adoptees in Search - The Colorado Triad Connection, its Board, and its members from any results, errors, omissions or failure to notify any party. Please remember to update your contact information if it changes.
Understand that AIS/CTC makes no guarantees regarding the outcome of any registration, search and reunion. We will do everything we can to verify matches and contact people in a timely manner. However, because we are a volunteer organization, we operate under the constraints of certain variables and limitations.
Please note that this registry is limited to births, adoptions and relinquishments which took place in Colorado. See our Search links for other more comprehensive online registries.

To begin the process, click on the following link:

By clicking here, I affirm that I understand and agree to the above terms and conditions.

Thank you for becoming part of our community!