Adopted and want a copy of my actual birth certificate..?

My husband was born Nov.9,1962 at Baylor Hospital in Dallas, Tx.. He was given up for adoption. How does he go about getting a ACTUAL copy of his birth certificate listing his birth mother? The attorney that handled the adoption passed away years ago and his adoptive parents have both passed away. He was the only child. I did find out the adoption took place in Dallas county.

A lot of it depends when he was adopted. If he was adopted as a newborn, then he already has his "actual" birth certificate. The state wouldn't generate 2 birth certificates in that situation. A person can only have 1 birth certificate. If he already has one, it is highly unlikely he has another. I'll go out on a limb and say no one, legally anyway, has 2 birth certificates in their name. To verify this, just contact Dallas county and ask them. Will be their department of health.

Call the hospital in Dallas, and ask them what steps he should take to get a copy of his birth certificate.

Trace the adoption where it was made. The Civil Registrar of the city or town has a record of the requirements for the adoption including the birth certificate of your husband and the consent of the natural mother.

you should be able to go to the state vitals office in Texas which should be in the capital
when i got mine i had to have school records and like all kinds of id stating who i was

actually most likely he can't, the records are sealed.
The will be in the court house along with your new one.

But most births were published in the news papers at the time, if you check the couple of weeks after the birth date you may find something

But there are 1000's of adopted people who would love that same info, you just can't get it.

Per the Texas Health and Safety Code:

(d) Except as provided by Subsections (e) and (f), only the court that granted the adoption may order access to an original birth certificate and the filed documents on which a supplementary certificate is based.

(e) A person applying for access to an original birth certificate and the filed documents on which the supplementary certificate is based is entitled to know the identity and location of the court that granted the adoption. If that information is not on file, the state registrar shall give the person an affidavit stating that the information is not on file with the state registrar. Any court of competent jurisdiction to which the person presents the affidavit may order the access.

(f) An adult adoptee who is applying for access to the person's original birth certificate and who knows the identity of each parent named on the original birth certificate is entitled to a noncertified copy of the original birth certificate without obtaining a court order.


If he doesn't know the name of each parent listed on the original birth certificate, then he'd have to have a court order. He'd need to petition the court that granted the adoption. How likely it is that the court would issue an order allowing him access to the original BC I couldn鈥檛 tell you, but I can tell you this, many birth parents don鈥檛 want their identities revealed, so I imagine a court would need a very good reason to do it. That鈥檚 merely my opinion though.

He might consider registering with the Texas Central Adoption Registry. If his birth parents have also placed their name on the registry then they can be 'matched'. You'll find a form here:
http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/vs/reqproc/f...