I am looking for adoption records in Nevada. I was adopted by my stepfather in the late 70's.?

Question

I am unsure which agency to locate and can't find anything specific online. Any help would be appreicated.

Answer 1

If you don't want your child to know they were adopted try to keep it it the same country or race!

I was adopted from Russia

try looking it up on Google and see what you find!

Answer 2

Possum is correct in that you must petition the court.  (See Nevada Revised Statute 127, Section 140 at http://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-127.h... )

You may have some luck in obtaining your original birth record in this manner, because Nevada does not have a "good cause" clause in it's criteria to allow adopted citizens their own records.  Some states that require court petitions, such as California and New York, have a "good cause" clause, meaning that the adopted person much show "good cause" before the court will grant a petition to open the records.  Unfortunately, "good cause" is completely undefined and up to the discretion of each judge.

Since Nevada does not require good cause, those adopted in Nevada have had somewhat better success at having court petitions granted than those living in states that do require it.

You will want to petition the court in the county in which your adoption finalized.

You can go here in order to learn more about petitioning in Nevada:

http://nevadatriad.org/petition.html

Answer 3

Nevada is a sealed record state - so you may never be able to get your adoption records.

Here is the info -

Nevada

Obtaining Non-Identifying Information: Adopted adults and adoptive parents may obtain non-identifying information.

Obtaining Identifying Information: Identifying information is provided through the registry.

Using the Adoption Registry: The following persons may use the registry: adopted adults age 18 or older, adoptive parents, natural parents, and persons related within the third degree of consanguinity.

Nevada State Adoption Registry

Welfare Division

Department of Human Resources

2527 N. Carson St.

Carson City, NV89710

Obtaining an Original Birth Certificate: An adoptee must petition the court in which the adoption was finalized.

Nevada searching groups:

Quad States Lost Angels in Adoption( seems to have died down, but is still open to the public, could possibly have some useful messages and/or links in its files and message board history.

****Above info came from this site -

http://adopteerights.net/nulliusfilius/?...