Saturday, January 25, 2025

Maine's Law & HB162: Talking Points with Legislators

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The basics of Maine's Law

  • Adult adoptees are granted the same access to their original birth certificates as those who are not adopted.
  • Original parents may file a contact preference form that is given to the adult adoptee to inform them of the parent's preference for contact.
What Maine's Law does:
  • Restores equality to adult adoptees under the law that does not impose additional legal barriers to their original birth certificate that are not faced by anyone else.
  • Informs adult adoptees of their original parents' boundaries for contact and allows original parents the opportunity to state their boundaries for contact.
We encourage HB162 supporters to continue contacting committee members and let them know about Maine's Law.