This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: cwmarshall80 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.marshall/4883.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Have you tried petitioning the local district court where this adoption took place, asking them to release your records to you? Folks that were adopted have so many more rights now to info like this than they had even just a few years ago. It's always worth a try. The worst thing they can say is "no"... About 10 years ago, I wrote a pleading letter to the local county courthouse here to try and get access to my late grandfather's deceased sister's son's adoption records from the mid-1920s (she died at the age of 19, complications from the birth - his father put him up for adoption a couple of months later). To my surprise, the judge released ALL sealed adoption records to me and I found out a ton of great information as a result of this. This also helped me find my "missing" cousins who, as it turns out, had been looking for us for years too. That was quite a meeting. Best of luck to you. Charles Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.