Adoption question.?

We have a question about adoption. My partner found her birth father, she knew who he was, but it took her 23 years to find him and get in contact with him. She was adopted by her stepfather when she was a child. Here's the deal...she was adopted in Louisiana, she was born in California. Apparently the law in california says you have to announce it in a newspaper. Well her mom admitted that she put it in a newspaper that she knew he wouldn't read and she sent notification to an address she knew wasn't his. So, now that she's contacted her birth father, he seems really upset now and is saying that the adoption wasn't legal. Is he correct? She does want to change her name back to her birth fathers name, but she needs a birth certificate with his name on it. Will we be able to get that original certificate even if it was a closed adoption?

First of all tell her congratulations as not a lot of adoptees ever find their birth parents. Now, why did it take her so long to find her father? My father adopted my half brother but never changed his last name as it was my mothers. I just don't get why her biological father was upset at hearing about the adoption. Did he ever have any contact with her prior to the adoption? Did he ever TRY to contact her or her mother or their whereabouts? And if her stepfather is the only father she has had prior to this, then personally I wouldn't change my last name. A father is not the one who "makes" you but the one that raises you and goes thru all the troubles of childhood and adolescence with you. (thats just my opinion)
Back to your question, yes any one can obtain a copy of their original birth certficate as long as they have and ID and some documentations regarding their adoption.

I don't agree with the above poster, who believes you can get the "original" certificate. Birth certificates are amended legally when an adoption occurs, and the first one is sealed. To get that one, would require a court order.
It is not correct that the child has to be adopted where they are born.. the adoption takes place where the child LIVES. If an infant (as my son was), there were relinquishment papers that had to be filed in the birth state, but the adoption did not take place there. As for mom falsifying the notice process.. that was wrong, but I don't think the court would overturn the adoption at this point, since she is an adult. I agree that was not legal.. the question is that since it has been so many years, it would not restore her to being a child. Not to mention that somehow, she would have to provide proof of what mom did.
It is not correct that she needs the original, to change her name. You can change your name, even if there is no reason. It would be changing the certificate she has. Perhaps you mean altering the certificate back to show the bio father? That would be a whole different story.. more or less, annulling the adoption, and I am betting that it would be far more complex than changing just her name. I honestly have never heard of this happening. I would guess it would mean submitting a petition to the court, and again.. having valid reason, as well as proof of what happened. I don't think you could do that without a lawyer, and a lot of cost.
You would be best to consult a lawyer on IF it can happen, and what the cost would be.. then decide if it is really worth it all.