New York has become the 10th state to allow adopted adults unrestricted access to their original birth certificates, a step that will help some people investigate their family histories. A new law ...

New York has become the 10th state to allow adopted adults unrestricted access to their original birth certificates, a step that will help some people investigate their family histories. A new law ...

People who were adopted will soon be able to obtain their birth certificates, under a new law signed Thursday by Gov. Andrew Cuomo. The legislation allows any adoptee upon turning 18 to apply to th… ...

NEW YORK — State officials will now let married same-sex couples list both their names on their children’s birth certificates in a policy shift deeply important to many gays and lesbians.

Adoptees in New York state are gaining ground in their fight to open vital birth records.

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — Mayor Bill de Blasio on Tuesday signed a bill that adds a third gender category on birth certificates issued in New York City. The new non-binary identity category ...

ALBANY — New York has become the 10th state to allow adopted adults unrestricted access to their original birth certificates, a step that will help some people investigate their family histories ...

Starting in early January 2020, people who were adopted will be able to request their original birth certificate that lists the names of their parents.