An new birth certificate cannot be made until the adoption is complete and that is six months after a couple gets the child. It is my understanding that judges most often will sign the papers so that the adoptee gets a copy of the original certificate, nothing else. At least that gives the name of the mother and the place of birth. I know of at least three, personally, that have done this. ----- Original Message ----- From: Jan <toni@stic.net> To: <TXWILLIA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, November 09, 2000 5:31 PM Subject: Fw: [TXWILLIA] FW: Birth Records taken down from Web > Don - > > Also, if you want to attempt to recover the adoption petition, order, > etc., they are located with the district clerk's office in the county the > adoption took place. Don't expect to get any info regarding anyone living. > And unless things have changed recently, you probably won't find a judge to > sign an order giving you access to the info. of the deceased either. > > - Jan > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Don Holland <holland@ix.netcom.com> > To: <TXWILLIA-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, November 06, 2000 5:58 PM > Subject: RE: [TXWILLIA] FW: Birth Records taken down from Web > > > > How would the birth record show an adoption? I am curious. > > > > I have been wondering about these records and adoptions. I have had two > > families where I have heard for years that the children were adopted but > the > > Texas Birth General Index shows the parents who I thought would be adopted > > parents as the birth parents. Are these records by any chance manipulated > > with when filed at birth/adoption to make it look like an adopted parent > is > > the birth parent? > > Don > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Anna Price [mailto:annaprice@compaq.net] > > Sent: Sunday, November 05, 2000 3:47 PM > > To: TXWILLIA-L@rootsweb.com > > Subject: [TXWILLIA] FW: Birth Records taken down from Web > > > > > > I thought everyone should be aware of this. > > > > Thanks, > > Anna Houston Price > > Austin, TX > > 512-231-0640 > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: James Hollas [mailto:jameshollas@austin.rr.com] > > Sent: Sunday, November 05, 2000 3:32 PM > > To: AnnaPrice@compaq.net > > Subject: Birth Records taken down from Web > > > > > > Dear AGS Members, > > Secretary Ginger Goetze passed this along for our members: > > > > Texas Birth Indexes. This page is temporarily unavailable. > > > > The Government Code permits indexes to be open records documents if the > > fact > > of adoption cannot be revealed. The Bureau of Vital Statistics has > > identified > > a possible case where the indexes may have assisted in the > > identification of > > an adoption. As part of the review process, we must evaluate the > > existing > > birth indexes to ensure compliance with the State law. Therefore, the > > indexes > > are temporarily unavailable until this review has been completed. It > > could be > > several months before the final review process is completed. > > Ginger > > > > PS -- The pages are still available on RootsWeb.com where all can be > > searched at once. -- james > > > > PPS -- Please note that my e-mail address has been changed to > > jameshollas@austin.rr.com > > > > >