Kansas adoption records may be located and opened by following the instructions below. These instructions will explain the necessary steps to take to access original Kansas adoption records. Adoption records are often harder to open, as there are often legal steps that an individual must take to obtain and open original Kansas adoption records. You may also find that the amount of information that you can access by law is limited and depends on your age and relation to the adoptee. A court order is required to open Kansas adoption "sealed" files.

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Kansas Adoption Records Information

How to Contact Kansas' Adoption Offices

Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Office of Vital Statistics
1000 SW Jackson, Suite 120
Topeka, Kansas 66612-2221

Phone Number: (785) 296-1436

Adoption records in Kansas are open to adoptees that are 18 years or older. The adoptee must request their original records from the Clerk of the District Court in the county where the adoption occurred. An adoptee is able to request their post-adoption birth certificate. Proof of identity is required. The records are not open to descendents of an adoptee.

To obtain original birth certificates, they must be opened with a court order at the request of the adult adoptee. The adoptee must also submit a written notarized request. The fee for this birth certificate is $12. Check or money order may be made payable to "Kansas Vital Statistics."