Thanks Debbie! He was born & raised in Ontario. Sorry, should have included that tidbit in my original e-mail. At 11:43 PM 11/4/2007 -0500, you wrote: >I don't know if you are in Canada or the states. > >I was born in the states, Ohio, on my original birth certificate, in the >upper right corner >it has an A- followed by a number. This number is also on my amended birth >certificate. >I am assuming the A stands for Adopted. I would suggest calling the city >where he was born and find out who issures the birth certificates. They >might be able to tell you if there would be any special notation on the >birth certificate. Many states do allow the records to be open now. Good >luck.