Minnesota adoption records may be found and opened using these necessary procedures. Adoption records are harder to access due to their sensitive nature. You may be required to fulfill specific legal requirements that an individual must take to open Minnesota adoption records. You may also be limited to the amount of information that you can access by law, as you often have to be an adult adoptee or immediate family member to receive this information. To receive adoption record information in Minnesota, you must be able to provide a formal, written request with persona identifying information. Find more details below.

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Minnesota Adoption Records Information

How to Contact Minnesota's Adoption Offices

Minnesota Dept. of Human Services
444 Lafayette Rd., 4th floor
St. Paul, MN 55155-3846

SIS General Information: (651) 772-3750

TDD: 1-800-627-3529

SSIS Fax Number: (651) 772-3794

SSIS Help Desk Number: (651) 772-3777

The Minnesota Department of Human Services manages the Adoption Archives, which are a cross- index record of adoptions that Minnesota granted dating back to 1856. The Adoption Archives contain vital information on adoptive parents, adopted children, birth, adopted siblings, and the court that originally granted the adoption.  Private courts, private adoption agencies, and county social service agencies provide documents for each adoption to the department.  You can contact the Adoption Archives by writing them at, Sandy LeMire, Dept. of Human Services, family and Children’s Services, 444 Lafayette Rd, St. Paul, MN 55144- 3831 (651) 296- 2795.  Please make sure your request has been signed and the following information is included:

• Phone number
• Adoptive parents full names
• Return address
• Birth date
• Full name

Or you can provide the birth mothers following information:

• Phone number
• Return address
• Full name at the time of birth
• Child’s actual birth date or an estimated birthday

The department staff in Minnesota works with individuals influenced by adoption, private and county social service agencies, medical and social services, the Minnesota Legislature, and other providers to offer a comprehensive umbrella of legal protections.