Tennessee
Closed– Age of Majority – 18 years old
Original Birth Certificates to adult adoptees at age 21 unless their birth was a result of rape or incest. If birth parents do not want contact, adoptees must sign an agreement not to contact them in order to obtain records.
State Registry? Yes
CI System? None
Hospital Records?
State’s Web site Information
http://tennessee.gov/youth/adoption/advancednotice.htm
Miscellaneous Helpful State Info
In Tennessee unless there is a veto in the file from a birth parent, an adult adoptee may receive a copy of their original birth certificate.
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