That may vary from state to state and the childs age. I'm aware of our family having a step-parent adoption of a teenaged child in Missouri and there were court records filed, but never any mention of a change to the birth certificate. -----Original Message----- From: Sherry Harris <rebelsher1@aol.com> To: norcal <norcal@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tue, Jan 21, 2014 3:05 pm Subject: Re: [NORCAL] Adoption i Favia - I'm not sure about the 1940's, but in 1972 my 2nd husband adopted my aughter who was 4. Her original birth certificate was sealed and a new one howing her step-father as her father was issued. herry Harris ----Original Message----- rom: flavia hodges <flavia1418@gmail.com> o: norcal <norcal@rootsweb.com> ent: Tue, Jan 21, 2014 1:59 pm ubject: [NORCAL] Adoption oes anyone know - if a child, under age 5, is adopted by his stepfather, s the original birth certificate sealed and a new one issued? This would ave been between 1940-42. lavia ---------------------------------------- ORCAL ARCHIVES: ttp://archiver.rootsweb.com/ nter NORCAL. Browse by month. r click the "Search all archives" link to search by keyword. ---------------------------------------- o post a message to the NORCAL mailing list, send an email to ORCAL@rootsweb.com ------------------------------ o unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NORCAL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of he message ---------------------------------------- ORCAL ARCHIVES: ttp://archiver.rootsweb.com/ nter NORCAL. Browse by month. r click the "Search all archives" link to search by keyword. ---------------------------------------- o post a message to the NORCAL mailing list, send an email to ORCAL@rootsweb.com ------------------------------ o unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NORCAL-request@rootsweb.com ith the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of he message