Tennessee adoption records can be located with the following information. Non-identifying information is available in Tennessee for medical purposes. Original adoption records are often harder to locate and open due to the nature of the documents. Most courts seal adoption records at the time of the adoption event and this information is not available to most adoptees until they are adults. In many cases, only non-identifying information is available.

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Tennessee Adoption Records Information

How to Contact Tennessee's Adoption Offices

State Reunion Registry
Dept. Of Children's Services
Post-Adoption Services
436 6th Ave., Northwest
8th Floor, Cordell Hull Bldg.
Nashville, TN 37243-1290

Phone Number: (615) 532-5637

Non-identifying information is available to adult adoptees, 18 and older, adoptive parents, stepparents or legal parents of an adopted adult, birth parents, birth siblings and direct descendants of adopted adults.

If an adoption was finalized before March 16, 1951, adopted adults, 21 and older, birth parents, adoptive parents, stepparents or legal parents, and birth siblings, 21 and older, may receive a copy of adoption records, including the original birth certificate.

If an adoption was finalized after March 16, 1951, a copy of the adoption records, including the original birth certificate is available. However, they shall not contact or attempt to contact in any manner a person who is eligible to file a contact veto.

The Contact Veto Registry is established with the Department of Children's Services for the purpose of allowing registration for those people who wish or do not wish to be contacted. All parties must use the registry before contacting the subject of the search.