St. Clair County, IL · St. Clair County
Request for Information from Adoption File
Adoptees, adoptive parents, birth parents, or others use this form to request information or records from a St. Clair County adoption file.
At a glance
- Issued by
- City of St. Clair County · St. Clair County, St. Clair County, Illinois
- Notarization
- Not required: file this form without a notary.
- Official source
- co.st-clair.il.us
- Blank form
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- Machine-readable
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What this form is
This form helps the Clerk of the Court determine whether an adoption was filed in St. Clair County, Illinois, and what information can be released. It asks for information about the adoptee, adoptive parents, and birth family, as well as the requester’s relationship to the case, requested records, and reason for the request. Attach a photocopy of government-issued photo ID; other documentation may be required.
Who needs it
An adoptee, adoptive parent, birth parent, or other person requesting information or records from an adoption file may use this form.
How to submit it
Submit it to the county office named on the form; check the county website for current contact details.
About notarization
This document is signed and dated without a notary; attach a photocopy of government-issued photo ID, and note that other documentation may be required.
How to submit this form
- 1
Download the Form
Download the Request for Information from Adoption File form.
- 2
Complete the Request
Provide available information about the adoptee, adoptive parents, and birth family, and identify your relationship and requested records.
- 3
Gather Attachments
Attach a photocopy of your government-issued photo ID. The form notes that other documentation may be required.
- 4
Sign and Submit
Date and sign the request, then submit it to the county office named on the form.
Frequently asked questions
- Who can request information from an adoption file?
- The form lets the requester identify as the adoptee, an adoptive parent, a birth parent, or another person.
- What information or records can I request?
- You can request a court file, a certified Judgment of Adoption, an Order Terminating Parental Rights, an original birth certificate, or other information.
- Do I need a notary for the adoption file information request?
- No. The form is signed and dated without a notary. Attach a photocopy of government-issued photo ID; other documentation may be required.
- How do I submit the adoption file information request?
- Submit it to the county office named on the form. Check the county website for current contact details.