Flint, TX asked in Adoption and Family Law for Texas

Q: Can I sue 2 cities Tulsa and Oklahoma City for releasing sealed birth certificate given to my birth son. Texan I am.

I had them sealed for life I was told .I went for 6 months approximately 1973 to 74. For birthing. unknown gender at time 1973, His bday March 2nd 1974. A judge ordered from Oklahoma City to Tulsa Okla for sealed document. They live in Miami Oklahoma now. There's no physical reasons he should've gotten them. 47 years later. Approximately. I'm in a living heck of a position. I believe caused a stroke couple of weeks ago due to pressure after nearly 2 years of coming and going it's a mess. He's seriously got some issues getting worse. With the mother I am to my etiquette and daughter and siblings involved. I did hear mention he can claim on my estate being Okla law as hier omitted.

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John Michael Frick
John Michael Frick
Answered
  • Frisco, TX
  • Licensed in Texas

A: Probably not. The laws pertaining to sealed birth records has changed a lot since the 1970s. Adoptees frequently can access their own original birth records when they become adults, even though such records are “sealed” from the public.

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