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THE STATE OF TENNESEE RECENTLY PASSED OPEN RECORDS LEGISLATION THAT HAS BEEN ENACTED INTO LAW BUT THERE WAS A CONTACT VETO CLAUSE PASSED AS PART OF THAT LEGISLATION WHICH MEANS THAT EITHER THE BIRTH PARENTS OR THE ADOPTEE MAY REQUEST THAT NO CONTACT BE MADE BETWEEN THE PARTIES AND WITH A CONTACT VETO IN PLACE THE COURTS WILL NOT ALLOW ACCESS TO THE SEALED FILES TO THE PARTY SEEKING CONTACT.

THERE IS ALSO A FEE OF $150.00 TO ACCESS YOUR INFORMATION EVEN WITH THE LEGISLATION WHICH WAS RECENTLY PASSED.

THEY ARE ALSO BACKLOGGED WITH REQUESTS AT THIS TIME FROM THE INFORMATION I HAVE RECEIVED.

HERE IS THE INFORMATION YOU WILL NEED TO HAVE TO GET YOUR CASE PROCESSED THRU THE TENNESSEE STATE SYSTEM.

THANKS

JEEP

POST ADOPTION SERVICE

INFORMATION SHEET

All requests for access to records must be in writing. Request from adopted person and /or adoptive family member must contain certain information.

ADOPTED PERSONS

• FULL NAME , INCLUDING ADOPTIVE NAME AND IF MARRIED, MARRIED NAME
• BIRTHDATE
• FULL NAME OF ADOPTIVE PARENTS

ADOPTIVE PARENTS, ADOPTIVE SIBLINGS AND LINEAL DESCENDANTS

• ADOPTED PERSON'S FULL ADOPTIVE NAME AND IFMARRIED, MARRIED NAME
• ADOPTED PERSON'S BIRTHDATE
• FULL NAMES OF ADOPTIVE PARENTS
• YOUR FULL NAME AND DATE OF BIRTH
• RELATIONSHIO TO THE ADOPTED PERSON

REQUESTS FROM BIRTH PARENTS MUST CONTAIN CERTAIN INFORMATION

BIRTH PARENTS AND BIRTH SIBLINGS

• ADOPTED PERSONS FULL BIRTH NAME
• ADOPTED PERSON'S BRITHDATE AND PLACE OF BRITH (COUNTY, CITY AND STATE)
• FULL NAME OF BIRTH PARENTS
• YOUR FULL NAME AND DATE OF BIRTH
• RELATIONSHIP TO THE ADOPTED PERSON

ALL REQUESTS MUST BE DATED, CONTAIN ADDRESS, TELEPHONE NUMBER, SIGNED AND RETURNED TO:

DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN'S SERVICES

POST ADOPTION UNIT

436 SIXTH AVENUE NORTH

NASHVILLE TENNESEE 37243-1290

PROCESS

THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN'S SERVICES WILL PROCESS REQUESTS FOR SERVICE IN THE ORDER IN WHICH THE REQUESTS ARE RECEIVED.

YOU WILL BE NOTIFIED IN WRITING OF THE FEE AND THE DOCUMENTATION NEEDED TO ESTABLISH YOUR RELATIONSHIP TO THE ADOPTED PERSON. DO NOT SEND THIS INFORMATION BEFORE IT IS REQUESTED.

SEALED RECORDS ARE NOT KEPT IN THIS OFFICE. RECORDS WILL BE RETRIEVED AS REQEUSTS FOR SERVICE ARE PROCESSED.

FOR ADOPTIONS PRIOR TO MARCH 16, 1951 CLICK HERE

FOR INFORMATION ON RELEASE OF NON-IDENTIFYING INFORMATION CLICK HERE

FOR INFORMATION ON THE CONTACT VETO'S CLICK HERE

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