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How does the Child, Youth and Family Enhancement Act change the law about access to adoption records?
Under the Act, adult adoptees (18 years of age and older), birth parents, and a descendant of a deceased adopted person have access to more information from adoption records.
After November 1, 2004, identifying information about adoptees and birth parents that can be released, if a disclosure veto has not been filed, includes
- names
- ages
- birth dates
- places of birth
Under the old law, adoptees and birth parents were told about non-identifying information such as
- province of birth
- marital status
- occupation
- education level
- physical description
- personality and interests of the birth parents
- medical history of the family
This information will still be released under the new law, along with the additional information now available.
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Content last reviewed 08:11, 20 October 2008.