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Sealed Adoption Records: Case Closed?

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(Getty Images) If you’re an adoptee searching for your biological roots, you may face a formidable challenge if the state where you were born has its adoption records sealed. Below is a list of states and their current sealed adoption record status, according to the American Adoption Congress. Is your state giving you access? [table View Website VIP Subscription

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