And were sealed retroactively so that my adult grandmother, adopted in 1916, now dead for over 70 years, has closed forever records. It is not sealed for adoptee's life; it is sealed forever. Elizabeth On 7/28/2015 3:00 AM, [email protected] wrote: > Message: 2 > Date: Mon, 27 Jul 2015 23:48:04 -0400 > From:[email protected] > Subject: [NYC-ROOTS] NY STATE & ADOPTION > To:[email protected] > Message-ID:<[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > > > You want to talk about archaic laws? > New York State Adoptions are "sealed for life."