Adoption Questions

[JamesWoodhou]

Hi, Hope someone can help me with this...

1) How can you find out whether someone has been adopted?

2) If someone has been adopted - does their birth have to be re-registered and a new birth certificate issued with their new parents?

Thanks in advance.

[Hgrove]

Once someone I worked with was applying for a passport; the office secretary was dealing with it for him (he needed a passport for business trips).  He gave her his birth certificate and an adoption certificate (she showed it to me, that's how I know).  There was no new birth certificate.  The original birth cert gave the name and surname he had at birth.

[mullein]

i was adopted and my birth certificate is dated 2 years after my birth year..as obviously i was issued with a new one when i was officially adopted..i have traced my real parents and applied for my original birth certificate and that was dated the year i was born...mullein

[hectic]

As far as I am aware your birth certificate is your birth certificate and it cannot be changed or re-issued under a different name! As far as being adopted, I would suggest trying the local adoption agencies as they can provide details as to whther you have been adopted or not!

[mullein]

when your birth is registered you take the surname of the birth mother or father,,when you are legally adopted in a court of law you are issued with a new certificate with your adopted parents surname..i should know as i am adopted and have both birth certificates,,,mullein

[hectic]

i stand corrected then.... mullein

[armcurl]

A child does not have to take either parents surname when the birth is registered, it can be any name the mother chooses:
http://www.adviceguide.org.uk/nw/index/family_parent/fam ily/birth_certificates.htm