Iowa adoption records can be located by utilizing the following instructions. This page provides the necessary procedures to acquire Iowa adoption records. Adoption records are harder to gain access to, as there are often several different legal steps that an individual must take to find and open original Iowa adoption records. You may also be limited to the amount of information that is accessible to you by law. Iowa requires a court order to open "sealed" adoption files. The court clerk does not have this authority.

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Iowa Adoption Records Information

How to Contact Iowa's Adoption Offices

Iowa Dept. of Public Health
Hoover Building 5th Floor
Des Moines, IA 50319

Fax: (515) 281-8854

Phone Number: (515) 281-5580

County registrars do not have the authority to open adoptions or records that have been sealed by the court.