Re: Waupaca County Court in Probate
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In reply to:
Waupaca County Court in Probate
John Keller 2/08/12
John,
In case you have not solved your problem yet maybe the following will help.We managed to get an adoption file opened in Idaho a couple of years ago.
The court that has your file will be the court that finalized the adoption. This is usually a county Family court, located in the county where your adoptive parents resided at the time of your adoption. Most courts will have the proper forms for petitioning available to you on request (we did not need a form; just a letter), and you do not need to be physically present at a hearing date in order for the judge to read and respond to your petition, although appearing in person can greatly enhance your chances of success (we did not appear but did follow up with a phone call to the clerk of the court). Along with the petition, you should include the reason for your request. You may simply believe the information belongs to you, and you can state this, but the sad truth is that you are more likely to be successful if there are extenuating circumstances. If there is a medical condition that could be eased with the information, proof and explanation of that condition should be included in your petition. If there were unusual circumstances involved in the adoption, if you know the birthparents are deceased, if you already know the identity of the birth family, or if the adoptive parents are deceased, you should include a statement to that effect, along with proof of your claims. However, even if you do not have any unusual circumstances, and simply want the information, you should still try a petition. Some judges will release the file just for the asking.After we were allowed access to the adoption file (which named the orphange) we were able to get a file from the orphanage which was most helpful!