2014 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes
Title 23 - DOMESTIC RELATIONS
Chapter 29 - Decrees and Records
Section 2924 - Who may request information from registry
§ 2924. Who may request information from registry.
The following individuals may request information from the registry:
(1) An adoptee who is at least 18 years of age.
(2) An adoptive parent of an adoptee who is under 18 years of age, adjudicated incapacitated or deceased.
(3) A legal guardian of an adoptee who is under 18 years of age or adjudicated incapacitated.
(4) A descendant of a deceased adoptee.
(5) The birth parent of an adoptee who is at least 21 years of age.
(6) A parent of a birth parent of an adoptee who is at least 21 years of age if the birth parent consents, is adjudicated incapacitated or is deceased.
(7) A birth sibling of an adoptee, if both the birth sibling and adoptee are at least 21 years of age, and:
(i) the birth sibling remained in the custody of the birth parent and the birth parent consents, is deceased or adjudicated incapacitated;
(ii) both the birth sibling and adoptee were adopted out of the same birth family; or
(iii) the birth sibling was not adopted out of the birth family and did not remain in the custody of the birth parent.
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