For this adoption is the OBC (orginal birth certificate) needed ?

From coming here I have come to understand the importance of the OBC. We have a foster son that we have had from two days old. We have his mom name current address and birth date. We have dads name and age. Mom is not working her case plan and long story short they are moving very quickly because of her past history to PC (permanent custody) We have the proof of birth letter from the hospital and where you mail off to get the birth certificate. I want to order it but my wife says we have all the info and we are going to keep it for if and when he wants to look. Is the OBC still important or just the info that would be on it.

LaurieDB

Order the OBC. I'm adopted and I have all of my information. In fact, I even know my first family. That's not an issue. However, the state of California still denies me the right to access my own factual record of birth, simply because someone adopted me when I was a child. Having access to the OBC is about having the same rights as non-adopted citizens. So, if you adopt your foster son, he will at least have the same document that non-adopted citizens can have, even if you live in a state that denies him access.

Lillie

It never hurts to order it and keep it in a safe place in case your son wants it someday.

I have all my information too, I have met and have a relationship with my bio-family, but the state still will not release my original birth certificate to me...and it is something that I wish I could have, simply because it is MY birth certificate, it is a record of MY birth, it is a piece of MY history.

Someday, he may want it, and instead of having to go through legal hoops and hurdles, why not make it easy for him and just get a copy?

If he never asks for it, then whatever, but at least it's there if he does.

Gershom

get the OBC, please.

SecretSquirrel

I would go ahead and get it to be safe.

mommy2squee

We're involved in an open adoption. Our son has all the information he could want... including hospital, Midwife, TOB, birth weight, even presentation at birth.. and I STILL ordered several copies of his OBC before it was sealed, so that he would have it if he wants it when he's an adult. His mom even paid to have his home state's Commemorative Certificate made up for him. (he was born during the sesquicentennial year)

I'm also an adult adoptee, in reunion, and still cannot access any of my adoption papers, or my OBC, even though my mom OPTED IN when my home state "opened" records. (birth parents must file an affidavit of consent to open records)

The problem: my father may or may not be alive, or in the country. He was on his way to Vietnam when I was surrendered. She never heard from him again.

Mickey.Slick

you should get it just to be safe, you might need it for random other things down the line (like to get a passport you need a copy)

Andrea J

You should definitely order the birth certificate. He will need it for many things in the future. If I were you, I'd request at least 2 copies of it.

Tommy Ho

I think you do

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