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MICHIGAN Law/Reform
Michigan has a Confidential Intermediary
Adoption Records were closed in 1925. All Court records are locked and require a Court Order showing good cause for the release of any information from them. Almost all agencies will release non-identifying information to an adult involved party, although some may charge a fee for this service. Birthparents and/or adoptees may file a Consent to Release of Information Form with the placing agency at any time. Adoption Laws: Section 710.27.68: Identifying information can be released to birthparents or adult adoptees if a consent to release of information is filed. Section: 710.68: (2) Within 63 days after a request for information is received, a child placing agency Court, or the department ,shall provide in writing to the biological parent or adult biological sibling requesting the information all of the non-identifying information described in section 27(1) and (2) of this chapter(4) If the department or a child placing agency receives a request for adoption record information in their possession from an adult adoptee, biological parent, or adult biological sibling, the department or child placing agency shall provide the person requesting the information with the identity of the Court that confirmed the adoption within 28 days after receipt of the request. If a Court receives such a request, the Court shall provide the person requesting the information with the identity of the child placing agency, the Court, and the department may waive a part or all of the fee in case of indigence or hardship. For additional information regarding access to closed adoption records, request DSS Publication 439, "Release of Information from Michigan Adoption Records," from child placing agencies, attorneys or contact:
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