| State |
Statutory Citation |
Other Information |
| District of Columbia |
D.C. Code Ann. § 16-311. |
Records of an adoption shall be
sealed and may not be
inspected except upon court
order. |
| New Jersey |
N.J. Stat. Ann. §§ 9:3-51, 9:3-
52. |
All records pertaining to
adoption shall be sealed and
may not be disclosed except
upon court order for good
cause. There is a mutual
consent registry for release of
identifying information for New
Jersey state agency only. |
| North Carolina |
N.C. Gen. State. §§ 48-25 and -
26. |
All records pertaining to
adoption shall be sealed and
may not be disclosed, except
upon court order for good
cause. There is no mutual
consent registry for release of
identifying information. |
| Virginia |
Va. Code Ann. § 63.1-236. |
All records shall be sealed and
shall not be open to inspection
or be copied by anyone other
than the adopted child, if 18
years or older, the child-placing
agency and the adoptive
parents. Only non-identifying
information is available except
(I) upon application of the
adoptee, if 18 years or more and
(ii) upon court order, if good
cause is shown. The court is to
consider the effects of
disclosure upon the adoptee,
adopters, and biological parents. |
