I was adopted and want to locate my birth parents. How do I get access to the adoption records?
Adoption information is confidential and the records are sealed (impounded) by the Court. Access to the information requires the permission of the Orphans’ Court Division of the Court of Common Pleas.

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1. What services does the Clerk of the Orphans’ Court provide?
2. I was adopted and want to locate my birth parents. How do I get access to the adoption records?
3. How do I request court permission to access adoption records?
4. I adopted a child who was born in a foreign country. How do I get a Pennsylvania birth certificate for the child?
5. How do I get appointed as the Guardian of a Minor?
6. How do I get appointed as the Guardian of an Incapacitated Person?