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The state of MISSOURI, did not answer ANY of the QUESTIONS that A.B.O.R.N. asked in our letter.

The only reply by the state of MISSOURI was to tear off the A.B.O.R.N. address from the original letter and enclosed it in a return envelope with our original letter and they did type the following onto the bottom of the letter:

This was the only state that did not answer even ONE QUESTION posed to them.
WONDER WHY?
WHAT ARE YOU HIDING MISSOURI?

Well good thing ABORN has collected TONS of INFORMATION ON SEARCHING IN MISSOURI as one of our CO FOUNDERS is a recently reunited MO adoptee.

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We currently have two types of indexes. The older records are indexed on paper with limited information such as the name of the child, date of birth etc. The newer records are indexed on the computer so the additional information on the child can also be observed by the vital records clerk.

We hope that you will find comfort as you continue your search for your birthparents.

We have a staff member at that number who is able to provide information about the services we provide for searches. Unfortunately, she doesn't have e-mail at this time.

We will keep you in our thoughts and prayers. Rest assured that your journey is never traveled alone.

Non ID law MISSOURI Non-identifying information may be revealed by the agency or the court upon written request by adoptive parents, or adopted adult. Missouri law provides that adult adoptees (age 21) may petition the court to receive information about their birth parent(s). If the adoption was instituted prior to August 13, 1986, the court must order court personnel or a child placing agency to contact the adoptee's adoptive parents. The court personnel or agency may not contact the birth parent(s) without the written permission of the adoptive parents. If the adoptive parents provide such permission, the agency or court personnel must attempt to contact the birth parent(s). Court personnel have three months to conduct such a search. If a birth parent is contacted, he or she may file a consent to the release of identifying information. If a consent is not filed or the agency or court personnel are unable to notify the birth parent, information may not be released. For adoptions that took place after August 13, 1986, the permission of the adoptive parents is unnecessary. Identifying information regarding adult biological siblings of adult adoptees may be released by a court if it is found that such information is necessary for urgent health related purposes or if consent is provided by the adult biological sibling. Mo. Rev. Stat. 453.131. UPDATE: Missouri Division of Family Services Adoption Information Registry P.O. Box 88 Jefferson City, MO 65103 Waiver from adoptee for release of information ---------------------------------------------- Date: Adoption Agency, State Adoption Department. Hospital of Birth Address City, State, Zip TO ALL CONCERNED PARTIES: I herby formally request that this letter and/or copies hereof be immediately placed in all records and files pertaining to my adoption as follows: (give adopted name) (give date, time, place or adoption) ( and relinquishment if known) This is to be considered my legal authorization to waive the confidentiality guaranteed to me by any laws and/or organizations of the state of (give name); and includes all court records, agency records, hospital records, and anything considered to be identifying information. The effects of this waiver are to extend only to my birth parents, birth siblings, any other blood relatives, and/or their legal representatives. The following information may hereby be released in full to the above mentioned parties; My full name ( give present and maiden) My current address (give address) My current telephone# (give phone#) This waiver gives my full and legal permission to release my present identity; with the exclusion of any reference to my adoptive parents, and/or adoptive relatives. Please respond to this request, and should you refuse it, denote the state law that supports such action. This letter is to remain in full effect until otherwise revoked by myself in writing. Sincerely, (Your signature) Address City, State, Zip (Note: This letter should probably be notarized. It should be typed in a formal fashion, and sent certified mail-return receipt requested. Keep the receipt in your correspondence file attached to a copy of this letter. You may wish to have an attorney review this, as it is a legal document. You should go to the agency that handled your adoption and have this letter attached to your record immediately, the agency cannot release your name or whereabouts to anyone without this waiver in place. Do it today!! BIRTHPARENTWAIVER Sample ---------------------------------------------- Date: Adoption Agency, State Adoption Department, Hospital of Birth Address City, State, Zip TO ALL CONCERNED PARTIES: I hereby formally request that this letter and/or copies hereof be immediately placed in all records and files pertaining to my child which was surrendered for adoption as follows: (give full birthname of child) (give date, time and place of birth and relinquishment) (give your full name at the time of birth and relinquishment) This is to be considered my legal authorization to waive the confidentiality guaranteed to me by any laws and/or organizations of the state of (give state); and includes all court records, hospital records, and anything considered to be indentifying information. The effects of the waiver are to extend only to my relinquished child, and any of their adoptive relatives or legal representatives. The following information may hereby be released in full to the above mentioned parties: My full name (give present and maiden) My current address (give address) My current telephone number (give number) All medical records in your files ---------------------------------------------- This waiver gives my full and legal permission to release my present identity as described above. Please respond to this request, and should you refuse it, denote the state law that supports such action. This letter is to remain in full effect until otherwise revoked by myself in writing. Sincerely, (your signature) Address City,State, Zip Telephone (Note: This letter should probably be notarized. It should be typed in a formal fashion, and sent certified mail-return receipt requested. Keep the receipt in your correspondence file attached to a copy of this letter. You may wish to have an attorney review this, as it is a legal document. You should go to the agency that handled the adoption and have this letter attached to the record immediately, the agency cannot release your name or whereabouts to anyone without this waiver in place. Do it today!! Hospitals Address & phones Date: Wednesday, April 21, 1999 6:56 AM -----Date: Tuesday, April 20, 1999 7:04 AM Subject: Hospitals Address & phones Barnes-Jewish Hospital Attn: Director of Medical Records Correspondence Section Barnes-Jewish Hospital Plaza St. Louis, MO 63110 314-454-7420 ask for Medical Records. ---------------------------------------------- PHELPS COUNTY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER 1000 West Tenth Street Rolla, Missouri 65401 573-364-8899 ---------------------------------------------- Booth Memorial Home (Now is a home for the aged) Salvation Army Hope Center (home for aged) 3740 Marine Ave. St. Louis, MO 63118 Phone: 314-773-0980 To get records from Booth Memorial, write or call: Astrid Steinsland Booth Hospital Records Ministry 10 W. Alggonquin Des Plaines, IL 60016 (847) 294 2090 ---------------------------------------------- Dept. Social Services Post Adoption Unit POB 68 Jefferson City, MO 65103 314/751-2502 ----------------- Birth lists in Missouri The State of Missouri, Vital Statistics, Department of Health, Bureau of Data Analysis legally sells birth and death lists of all Missourians who were born or died on any particular date you want for $27.50 for up to 1,000 names. These lists come directly from the state's own computers. You get full birth or amended name if registered for the dates you request. That's all the information the state will release but they are as accurate as they were filed and do contain the names of adoptees and illegitimate born children if not adopted. Unfortunately, birth indexes for Missouri are not legally available to the public, but these birth names are probably the next best thing available. Full details are available at http://www.missouri.edu/~foiwww/access/vital.html To obtain a list, you send a check for $27.50 made out to Division of Data Analysis Missouri Department of Health Bureau of Vital Statistics 920 Wildwood, PO Box 570 Jefferson City, Missouri 65102 Telephone (573) 751-6400 Medical records Law Missouri Revised Statutes Chapter 191 Health and Welfare Section 191.227 August 28, 1998 Medical records to be released to patient, when, exception--fee permitted, amount--liability of provider limited. 191.227. 1. All physicians, chiropractors, hospitals, dentists, and other duly licensed practitioners in this state, herein called "providers", shall, upon written request of a patient, or guardian or legally authorized representative of a patient, furnish a copy of his record of that patient's health history and treatment rendered to the person submitting a written request, except that such right shall be limited to access consistent with the patient's condition and sound therapeutic treatment as determined by the provider. Beginning August 28, 1994, such record shall be furnished within a reasonable time of the receipt of the request therefor and upon payment of a handling fee of fifteen dollars plus a fee of thirty-five cents per page for copies of documents made on a standard photocopy machine. 2. Notwithstanding provisions of this section to the contrary, providers may charge for the reasonable cost of all duplications of medical record material or information which cannot routinely be copied or duplicated on a standard commercial photocopy machine. 3. The transfer of the patient's record done in good faith shall not render the provider liable to the patient or any other person for any consequences which resulted or may result from disclosure of the patient's record as required by this section. (L. 1988 H.B. 925 § 1, A.L. 1994 H.B. 1427) CROSS REFERENCE: Child's medical records to be released to parents, attorney's fees and costs assessed, when, RSMo 452.375 t

Missouri Revised StatutesChapter 193Vital StatisticsSection 193.105 August 28, 1998Delayed filing, registration--refusal--appeal. 193.105. 1. When a certificate of birth of a person born in this state has not been filed within the time period provided in section 193.085, a certificate of birth may be filed in accordance with regulations of the department and registered subject to such evidentiary requirements as the department shall by regulation prescribe to substantiate the alleged facts of birth. 2. Certificates of birth registered one year or more after the date of birth shall be made on forms prescribed and furnished by the state registrar, marked "Delayed", and shall show on their face the date of the delayed registration. 3. A summary statement of the evidence submitted in support of the delayed registration shall be endorsed on the certificate. 4. When an applicant does not submit the minimum documentation required in the regulations for delayed registration or when the state registrar has reasonable cause to question the validity or adequacy of the applicant's sworn statement or the documentary evidence, and if the deficiencies are not corrected, the state registrar shall not register the delayed certificate of birth and shall advise the applicant of the reasons for this action, and shall further advise the applicant of his or her right of appeal to a court of competent jurisdiction. (L. 1984 S.B. 574)

COUNTY COURTHOUSE's IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER- (THIS IS WHERE YOUR ADOPTION RECORDS ARE FILED)

-Adair County County Courthouse 106 W. Washington Kirksville, MO 63501 Telephone: (660) 665-3350 ----------------------------------- Andrew County P.O. Box 206 Savannah, MO 64485 Telephone: (816) 324-3624 -----------------------------------

Atchison County P.O. Box 280 Rock Port, MO 64482 Telephone: (660) 744-6214 -----------------------------------

Audrain County 101 N. Jefferson St., Room 105 Mexico, MO 65265-2769 Telephone: (573) 473-5830 ----------------------------------- Barry County County Courthouse 700 Main, Suite 6 Cassville, MO 65625 Telephone: (417) 847-2914 ----------------------------------- Barton County 1004 Gulf St. Lamar, MO 64759 Telephone: (417) 682-2110 -----------------------------------

Bates County 1 N. Delaware Butler, MO 64730 Telephone: (660) 679-3371 -----------------------------------

Benton County P.O. Box 37 Warsaw, MO 65355 Telephone: (660) 438-5732 -----------------------------------

Bollinger County P.O. Box 949 Marble Hill, MO 63764-0949 Telephone: (573) 238-2710 ------------------------------------

Boone County 801 E. Walnut, Room 132 Columbia, MO 65201-7728 Telephone: (573) 886-4345 -----------------------------------

Buchanan County 411 Jules Saint Joseph, MO 64501-1789 Telephone: (816) 271-1437 -----------------------------------

Bulter County 100 N. Main Poplar Bluff, MO 63901 Telephone: (573) 686-8086 -----------------------------------

Caldwell County P.O. Box 86 Kingston, MO 64650-0067 Telephone: (816) 586-2581 ------------------------------------

Callaway County P.O. Box 406 Fulton, MO 65251 Telephone: (573) 642-0787 -----------------------------------

Camden County P.O. Box 960 Camdenton, MO 65020-0930 Telephone: (573) 346-4440 -----------------------------------

Cape Girardeau County P.O. Box 248 Jackson, MO 63755 Telephone: (573) 243-8123 -----------------------------------

Carroll County County Courthouse P.O. Box 245 Carrollton, MO 64633 Telephone: (660) 542-1466 -----------------------------------

Carter County P.O. Box 578 Van Buren, MO 63965 Telephone: (573) 323-4513 ------------------------------------

Cass County County Courthouse 102 E. Wall St. Harrisonville, MO 64701 Telephone: (816) 380-5100 ------------------------------------ Cedar County P.O. Box 126 Stockton, MO 65785 Telephone: (417) 276-3514 -----------------------------------

Chariton County County Courthouse P.O. Box 112 Keytesville, MO 65261 Telephone: (660) 288-3602 ----------------------------------- Christian County P.O. Box 549 Ozark, MO 65721 Telephone: (417) 581-6360 -----------------------------------

Clark County 111 E. Court St. Kahoka, MO 63445 Telephone: (660) 727-3283 -----------------------------------

Clay County Courthouse P.O. Box 238 Liberty, MO 64069 Telephone: (816) 792-7641 -----------------------------------

Clinton County P.O. Box 275 Plattsburg, MO 64477 Telephone: (816) 539-3719 -----------------------------------

Cole County P.O. Box 353 Jefferson City, MO 65102 Telephone: (573) 634-9114 -----------------------------------

Cooper County 200 N. Main St., Room 26 Boonville, MO 65233 Telephone: (660) 882-2232 -----------------------------------

Crawford County P.O. Box 177 Steelville, MO 65565 Telephone: (573) 775-5048 -----------------------------------

Dade County County Courthouse Greenfield, MO 65661 Telephone: (417) 637-2271 -----------------------------------

Dallas County P.O. Box 373 Buffalo, MO 65622 Telephone: (417) 345-2242 -----------------------------------

Daviess County County Courthouse P.O. Box 337 Gallatin, MO 64640-0337 Telephone: (660) 663-2932 ----------------------------------- De Kalb County P.O. Box 248 Maysville, MO 64469 Telephone: (816) 449-2602 -----------------------------------

Dent County P.O. Box 715 Salem, MO 65560 Telephone: (573) 729-3931 -----------------------------------

Douglas County P.O. Box 249 Ava, MO 65608 Telephone: (417) 683-4713 -----------------------------------

Dunkin County P.O. Box 389 Kennett, MO 63857 Telephone: (573) 888-3468 ------------------------------------

Franklin County P.O. Box 391 Union, MO 63084 Telephone: (314) 583-6367 -----------------------------------

Gasconade County 119 E. 1st St., Rm. # 2 Hermann, MO 65041 Telephone: (573) 486-5427 -----------------------------------

Greene County 940 Boonville Ave. Springfield, MO 65802 Telephone: (417) 868-4000 ------------------------------------

Grundy County P.O. Box 196 Trenton, MO 64683 Telephone: (660) 359-6605 -----------------------------------

Harrison County P.O. Box 189 Bethany, MO 64424 Telephone: (660) 425-6425 -----------------------------------

Henry County 100 W. Franklin #4 Clinton, MO 64735 Telephone: (660) 885-6963 -----------------------------------

Hickory County P.O. Box 101 Hermitage, MO 65668 Telephone: (417) 745-6421 ------------------------------------

Holt County P.O. Box 318 Oregon, MO 64473 Telephone: (660) 446-3301 -----------------------------------

Howard County Courthouse 1 Courthouse Square Fayette, MO 65248 Telephone: (660) 248-2194 -----------------------------------

Howell County Courthouse P.O. Box 1011 West Plains, MO 65775 Telephone: (417) 256-3750 -----------------------------------

Iron County P.O. Box 24 Ironton, MO 63650-1308 Telephone: (573) 546-2811 -----------------------------------

Jackson County 415 E. 12th St. #104 Kansas City, MO 64106 Telephone: (816) 881-3198 ------------------------------------

Jasper County County Courthouse P.O. Box 387 Carthage, MO 64836 Telephone: (417) 358-0431 ----------------------------------- Jefferson County P.O. Box 100 Hillsboro, MO 63050 Telephone: (314) 797-5414 ------------------------------------

Johnson County County Courthouse P.O. Box 32 Warrensburg, MO 64093 Telephone: (660) 747-6811 ----------------------------------- Knox County P.O. Box 116 Edina, MO 63537 Telephone: (660) 397-2305 -----------------------------------

La Clede County 200 N. Adams Lebanon, MO 65536 Telephone: (417) 532-4011 -----------------------------------

Lafayette County P.O. Box 416 Lexington, MO 64067 Telephone: (660) 259-6178 ----------------------------------

Lawrence County P.O. Box 449 Mount Vernon, MO 65712 Telephone: (417) 466-2670 -----------------------------------

Lewis County P.O. Box 97 Monticello, MO 63457 Telephone: (573) 767-5440 -----------------------------------

Lincoln County 201 Main St. Troy, MO 63379 Telephone: (314) 528-7122 -----------------------------------

Linn County County Courthouse P.O. Box 151 Linneus, MO 64653 Telephone: (660) 895-5216 -----------------------------------

Livingston County 700 Webster St., Suite 6 Chillicothe, MO 64601 Telephone: (660) 646-0166 ------------------------------------

Macon County P.O. Box 382 Macon, MO 63552-0382 Telephone: (660) 385-2732 -----------------------------------

Madison County P.O. Box 470 Fredericktown, MO 63645 Telephone: (573) 783-2102 -----------------------------------

Maries County P.O. Box 213 Vienna, MO 65582 Telephone: (573) 422-3338 -----------------------------------

Marion County P.O. Box 392 Palmyra, MO 63461 Telephone: (314) 769-2550 -----------------------------------

McDonald County P.O. Box 665 Pineville, MO 64856-0665 Telephone: (417) 223-4717 -----------------------------------

Mercer County Courthouse 802 Main St. Princeton, MO 64673 Telephone: (660) 748-4335 ------------------------------------

Miller County P.O. Box 12 Tuscumbia, MO 65082 Telephone: (573) 369-2731 -----------------------------------

Mississippi County P.O. Box 369 Charleston, MO 63834 Telephone: (573) 649-2986 -----------------------------------

Moniteau County 200 E. Main St. California, MO 65018 Telephone: (573) 796-2071 -------------------------------------

Monroe County P.O. Box 227 Paris, MO 65275 Telephone: (660) 327-5204 -----------------------------------

Montgomery County 211 E. 3rd St. Montgomery City, MO 63361 Telephone: (573) 564-3341 -----------------------------------

Morgan County 100 E. Newton St. Versailles, MO 65084 Telephone: (573) 378-4029 ------------------------------------

New Madrid County P.O. Box 68 New Madrid, MO 63869 Telephone: (573) 748-2524 -----------------------------------

Newton County P.O. Box 130 Neosho, MO 64850 Telephone: (417) 451-8224 -----------------------------------

Nodaway County Courthouse Square 305 N. Main, Room 104 Maryville, MO 64468-1643 Telephone: (660) 582-5711 ----------------------------------- Oregon County County Courthouse P.O. Box 324 Alton, MO 65606 Telephone: (417) 778-7475 ------------------------------------ Osage County P.O. Box 825 LInn, MO 65051 Telephone: (573) 897-3114 ------------------------------------

Ozark County P.O. Box 36 Gainesville, MO 65655 Telephone: (417) 679-4232 ----------------------------------

Pemiscot County 610 Ward Ave. Caruthersville, MO 63830 Telephone: (573) 333-4203 -----------------------------------

Perry County 15 W. Saint Marie St., Suite 1 Perryville, MO 63775 Telephone: (573) 547-1611 -----------------------------------

Pettis County 415 S. Ohio Ave. Sedalia, MO 65301 Telephone: (660) 826-1136 ----------------------------------

Phelps County 200 N. Main Rolla, MO 65401 Telephone: (573) 364-1891 ------------------------------------

Pike County 115 W. Main St. Bowling Green, MO 63334 Telephone: (573) 324-5567 -----------------------------------

Platte County 415 3rd St., Suite 70 Platte City, MO 64079 Telephone: (816) 858-2232 -----------------------------------

Polk County 102 E. Broadway Bolivar, MO 65613 Telephone: (417) 326-4924 -----------------------------------

Pulaski County 301 Historic 66 E. Waynesville, MO 65583 -------------------------------

Ralls County P.O. Box 444 New London, MO 63459 Telephone: (573) 985-5631 -----------------------------------

Randolph County 110 S. Main St. Huntsville, MO 65259 Telephone: (660) 277-4718 -----------------------------------

Ray County P.O. Box 167 Richmond, MO 64085 Telephone: (816) 776-4500 -----------------------------------

Reynolds County P.O. Box 10 Centerville, MO 63633 Telephone: (573) 648-2494 ------------------------------------

Ripley County 100 Courthouse Square Doniphan, MO 63935 Telephone: (314) 996-2818 ------------------------------------

Saint Charles County 201 N. 2nd St., Room 338 Saint Charles, MO 63301 Telephone: (314) 949-3080 ----------------------------------- Saint Clair County P.O. Box 493 Osceola, MO 64776 Telephone: (417) 646-2226 ------------------------------------

Saint Francis County County Courthouse Square Farmington, MO 63640 Telephone: (573) 756-2323 -----------------------------------

Saint Louis County 41 S. Central Ave. Clayton, MO 63105-1719 Telephone: (314) 889-2189 ------------------------------------ Sainte Genevieve County 55 S. 3rd St., Rm. 3 Sainte Genevieve, MO 63670 Telephone: (573) 883-2706 ------------------------------------

Saline County County Courthouse, Room 206 Marshall, MO 65340 Telephone: (660) 886-2677 ----------------------------------- Schuyler County P.O. Box 186 Lancaster, MO 63548 Telephone: (660) 457-3784 -----------------------------------

Scotland County County Courthouse, Room 106 Memphis, MO 63555 Telephone: (660) 465-8605 ------------------------------------

Scott County P.O. Box 78 Benton, MO 63736-0078 Telephone: (573) 545-3551 -----------------------------------

Shannon County P.O. Box 148 Eminence, MO 65466 Telephone: (573) 226-3315 -----------------------------------

Shelby County P.O. Box 176 Shelbyville, MO 63469 Telephone: (573) 633-2151 ------------------------------------

Stoddard County P.O. Box 217 Bloomfield, MO 63825 Telephone: (573) 568-3444 -----------------------------------

Stone County P.O. Box 18 Galena, MO 65656 Telephone: (417) 357-6171 -----------------------------------

Sullivan County Courthouse 101 N. Main Milan, MO 63556 Telephone: (660) 265-3630 -----------------------------------

Taney County P.O. Box 335 Forsyth, MO 65653-0335 --------------------------------

Texas County P.O. Box 287 Houston, MO 65483-1226 Telephone: (417) 967-3742 -----------------------------------

Vernon County Courthouse Nevada, MO 64772 Telephone: (417) 448-2520 --------------------------------------

Warren County 104 W. Main St. Warrenton, MO 63385 Telephone: (314) 456-3363 ------------------------------------

Washington County 102 N. Missouri Potosi, MO 63664 Telephone: (573) 438-4901 -----------------------------------

Wayne County 109 Walnut St. Greenville, MO 63944 Telephone: (573) 224-3221 ------------------------------------

Webster County P.O. Box 529 Marshfield, MO 65706-0529 Telephone: (417) 468-2173 ------------------------------------

Worth County P.O. Box 340 Grant City, MO 64456 Telephone: (660) 564-2210 -----------------------------------

Adoption records, disclosure procedure--registry of biological parents and adopted adults. 453.121. 1. As used in this section, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the following terms mean: (1) "Adopted adult", any adopted person who is twenty-one years of age or over; (2) "Adopted child", any adopted person who is less than twenty-one years of age; (3) "Adult sibling", any brother or sister of the whole or half blood who is twenty-one years of age or over; (4) "Identifying information", information which includes the name, date of birth, place of birth and last known address of the biological parent; (5) "Nonidentifying information", information concerning the physical description, nationality, religious background and medical history of the biological parent or sibling. 2. All papers, records, and information pertaining to an adoption whether part of any permanent record or file may be disclosed only in accordance with this section. 3. Nonidentifying information, if known, concerning undisclosed biological parents or siblings shall be furnished by the child-placing agency or the juvenile court to the adoptive parents, legal guardians or adopted adult upon written request therefor. 4. An adopted adult may make a written request to the circuit court having original jurisdiction of such adoption to secure and disclose information identifying the adopted adult's biological parents. The court shall, within ten days of receipt of the request, notify in writing the adoptive parents of such petitioner and the child-placing agency or juvenile court personnel having access to the information requested of the request by the adopted adult. 5. Within three months after receiving notice of the request of the adopted adult, the child-placing agency or juvenile court personnel shall notify the adoptive parents, if such adoptive parents are living and shall not make any attempt to notify the biological parents without prior written consent of such adoptive parents for adoptions instituted or completed prior to August 13, 1986, but may proceed if there is proof that the adoptive parents are deceased or incapacitated, as such term is defined in chapter 475, RSMo. If the adoptive parents are living but are unwilling to give such written consent, the child-placing agency or the juvenile court personnel shall make a written report to the court stating that they were unable to notify the biological parent. If the adoptive parents are deceased or give written consent, the child-placing agency or the juvenile court personnel shall make reasonable efforts to notify the biological parents of the request of the adopted adult. The child-placing agency or juvenile court personnel may charge actual costs to the adopted adult for the cost of making such search. All communications under this subsection are confidential. For purposes of this subsection, "notify" means a personal and confidential contact with the biological parent of the adopted adult, which initial contact shall not be made by mail and shall be made by an employee of the child-placing agency which processed the adoption, juvenile court personnel or some other licensed child-placing agency designated by the child-placing agency or juvenile court. Nothing in this section shall be construed to permit the disclosure of communications privileged pursuant to section 491.060, RSMo. At the end of three months, the child-placing agency or juvenile court personnel shall file a report with the court stating that each biological parent that was located was given the following information: (1) The nature of the identifying information to which the agency has access; (2) The nature of any nonidentifying information requested; (3) The date of the request of the adopted adult; (4) The right of the biological parent to file an affidavit with the court stating that the identifying information should be disclosed; (5) The effect of a failure of the biological parent to file an affidavit stating that the identifying information should be disclosed. 6. If the child-placing agency or juvenile court personnel reports to the court that it has been unable to notify the biological parent within three months, the identifying information shall not be disclosed to the adopted adult. Additional requests for the same or substantially the same information may not be made to the court within one year from the end of the three-month period during which the attempted notification was made, unless good cause is shown and leave of court is granted. 7. If, within three months, the child-placing agency or juvenile court personnel reports to the court that it has notified the biological parent pursuant to subsection 5 of this section, the court shall receive the identifying information from the child-placing agency. If an affidavit duly executed by a biological parent authorizing the release of information is filed with the court, the court shall disclose the identifying information as to that biological parent to the adopted adult, provided that the other biological parent either: (1) Is unknown; (2) Is known but cannot be found and notified pursuant to subsection 5 of this section*; (3) Is deceased; or (4) Has filed with the court an affidavit authorizing release of identifying information. If the biological parent fails or refuses to file an affidavit with the court authorizing the release of identifying information, then the identifying information shall not be released to the adopted adult. No additional request for the same or substantially the same information may be made within three years of the time the biological parent fails or refuses to file an affidavit authorizing the release of identifying information. 8. If the biological parent is deceased but previously had filed an affidavit with the court stating that identifying information shall be disclosed, the information shall be forwarded to and released by the court to the adopted adult. If the biological parent is deceased and, at any time prior to his death, the biological parent did not file an affidavit with the court stating that the identifying information shall be disclosed, the adopted adult may petition the court for an order releasing the identifying information. The court shall grant the petition upon a finding that disclosure of the information is necessary for health-related purposes. 9. Any adopted adult whose adoption was finalized in this state or whose biological parents had their parental rights terminated in this state may request the court to secure and disclose identifying information concerning an adult sibling and upon a finding by the court that such information is necessary for urgent health-related purposes in the same manner as provided in this section. Identifying information pertaining exclusively to the adult sibling, whether part of the permanent record of a file in the court or in an agency, shall be released only upon consent of that adult sibling. 10. The central office of the division of family services of the department of social services shall maintain a registry by which biological parents and adoptive adults may indicate their desire to be contacted by each other. The division may request such identification for the registry as a party may possess to assure positive identifications. If the division believes that a match has occurred on the registry between both biological parents and an adopted adult, an employee of the division shall make the confidential contact provided in subsection 5 of this section with the biological parents and with the adopted adult. If the division believes that a match has occurred on the registry between one biological parent and an adopted adult, an employee of the division shall make the confidential contact provided by subsection 5 of this section with the biological parent. The division shall then attempt to make such confidential contact with the other biological parent, and shall proceed thereafter to make such confidential contact with the adopted adult only if the division determines that the other biological parent meets one of the conditions specified in subsection 7 of this section. The biological parent or adopted adult may refuse to go forward with any further contact between the parties when contacted by the division. 11. The provisions of this section, except as provided in subsection 5 of this section governing the release of identifying and nonidentifying adoptive information apply to adoptions completed before and after August 13, 1986. (L. 1986 H.B. 920 § 1) *Words "section 5 of this act" appear in original rolls. However, H.B. 920 contains only § 453.120 and this section, and subsection 5 is germane.

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