Arkansas Adoption Laws

Adoption Laws in Arkansas

How to access adoption records?

• Obtain non identifying information:

  This information can be accessed by the legal guardian of the child as well as the adoptive parents or the adopted adults whose age is 18 years or more.

• Obtain identifying information:

  Adoption registry provides the identifying information.

• Using adoption registry:

  Adoption registry is maintained by the 'State Department of Human Services' for the DHS placements. Registries also maintained by some of the licensed agencies.

  The DHS registry is just like a shared consent registry as in that both parties registered prior releasing the identifying information. One hour of counseling is there for those, who requesting the information prior releasing the information.

  Contact:
  Arkansas Mutual Consent Voluntary Adoption Registry
  Post Box 1437
  Slot S565
  Little Rock, AR 77203-1437
  (501) 682-8462

• Providing information:

  Any of the following persons can give the additional information.

  • Adopted adults of age 21 or more than that
  • The immediate, adult relatives of age 21 or more than that of a deceased adopted adult
  • Birth parents

• Obtain the original birth certificate:

  An adoptee have to formally request the court where the adoption of that adoptee was finalized.