Divorce & Family Law
        
            
                Cohabitation
             
            
            
            
                Civil Unions
             
            
            
            
                Domestic Partnerships
             
            
            
            
                Prenuptial Agreements
             
            
            
            
                Marriage
             
            
            
            
                Postnuptial Agreements
             
            
            
            
                Partition Agreements
             
            
            
            
                Separation
             
            
            
            
                Annulment
             
            
            
            
                Dissolution
             
            
            
            
                Divorce
             
            
            
            
                Child Custody
             
            
            
            
                Child Support
             
            
            
            
                Adoption
             
            
            
                        
                            Requirements
                         
                        
                        
                        
                            Confidentiality
                         
                        
                        
                        
                            Birth Certificates
                         
                        
                        
                        
                            Surrogacy Agreements
                         
                        
                        
                        
                            Wrongful Adoption Lawsuits
                         
                        
                        
            
                Child Abuse
             
            
            
            
                Domestic Violence
             
            
            
            
                Parental Responsibility For Children's Action
             
            
            
    
  
        Birth Certificates
When a child is adopted, a new birth certificate is issued. The clerk of the court typically sends the adoption order to the bureau or office that issues birth certificates. On receipt of the order, not only is a new birth certificate issued, any records relating to the children prior to the adoption are sealed.