Access to Adoption Records

An adoption record consists of the following paperwork: original birth certificate, identifying information, final order of adoption, final order of relinquishment, order ending rights of parent(s), and non-identifying information.

Adoption records are confidential and are not available to the general public. The following individuals may look at an adoption record: adult adoptees, adoptive parent of minor adoptee, custodial grandparent of a minor adoptee, attorney for any person listed above, and confidential intermediary.

Visit the Colorado Department of Human Services for more information. Colorado Department of Human Services