Can I apply?
You are able to apply for a copy of a birth record established prior to an adoption (without first obtaining a court order) if you are:
- An adoptee who was born in Massachusetts on or before July 17, 1974.
- An adult child (18 years or older) of a deceased parent who was an adoptee born in Massachusetts on or before July 17, 1974.
- The parent or legal guardian of a child (under 18 years of age) whose deceased parent was an adoptee born in Massachusetts on or before July 17, 1974.
- The adoptive parent of a child (under 18 years of age) born in Massachusetts on or after January 1, 2008.
- An adult adoptee (18 years or older) who was born in Massachusetts on or after January 1, 2008.