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Parents Adoption, fostering and children in care Adoption Tracing and contacting birth relatives and adopted adults If you were adopted in Northern Ireland, you can apply for your original birth certificate when you reach the age of 18. You can also place yourself on a register to allow birth relatives to contact you if you wish.
Anyone adopted before the 18 December 1987 in Northern Ireland and who does not know their birth name, must have a meeting with a social worker within the adoption team in a Health and Social Care Trust or a voluntary adoption agency. To arrange this, complete an application form giving your details and the location where you would prefer to meet with the social worker. The social worker may give you an application form to help you obtain the name of the adoption agency who arranged your adoption (if one was involved) and an application form to obtain a copy of your birth entry which will give details of your natural mother.
Application to access birth records - adoption before 18 December 1987 (PDF 874 KB)
People adopted on, or after, 18 December 1987 can choose whether to speak to someone or not. However, this gives the person an opportunity to talk things over as well as get some facts before they begin the process. To obtain a copy of your birth entry which will give details of your natural mother, complete the application form and send it to the General Register Office for Northern Ireland.
Application to access birth records - adoption on or after 18 December 1987 (PDF 461 KB)
A pre adoption birth certificate costs £15.
A search fee of £8 will apply if you do not state your adoption entry number on the application form. The number appears on any certificate you have which has been issued from the Adopted Children Register.
The names and addresses of adopted persons are held on Part 1 of the register and the names and addresses of birth mothers and relatives are held on Part 2 of the register.
Part 1 - Adopted persons
Application for entry onto Part 1 of the Adoption Contact Register (PDF 556 KB)
Should your mother or any other birth relative apply for entry onto Part 2 of the Contact Register, we will advise you of their name and address. Your name and address will not be given to your mother or any other relative.
If you are over 18 years of age and a member of the birth family of a person who was adopted in NI, you may apply for entry onto Part 2 of the Adoption Contact Register. Complete the application form and forward to the General Register Office, enclosing copies of relevant birth/marriage certificates to show your link with the adopted person. All information given will be treated in strict confidence.
Application for entry onto Part 2 of the Adoption Contact Register (PDF 796 KB)
Should a member of your birth family who was adopted apply for entry onto Part 1 of the Adoption Contact Register, he or she will be given details of your name and address. You will not receive any of the adopted person's details. It is up to the adopted person to make contact with you.
Anyone wishing to trace a birth relative should contact their local Health and Social Care Trust, a voluntary adoption agency or a specialist adoption support agency such as Adopt LTD.
Adoption agency contacts (DHSSPS website)
Adopt NI website
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