Yes, this is correct. Nebraska's adoption records are sealed and you can only receive the adoptive birth certificate when requested. However, if you can prove that your birth mother is deceased, then you are entitled to the original birth certificate. So my only question to the State of Nebraska has always been - how can I prove my birth mother is deceased if I don't even know who she is? Does this make any sense? Thanks, Michelle -----Original Message----- From: Sahara346@aol.com To: nedougla@rootsweb.com Sent: Tue, 28 Aug 2007 2:27 pm Subject: Re: [NEDOUGLA] Looking for Mother The adoptive birth certificate would be substituted when ordering an adoptee's birth certificate. Karen ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NEDOUGLA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ________________________________________________________________________ Email and AIM finally together. You've gotta check out free AOL Mail! - http://mail.aol.com