For information regarding adoptions, a person is required to file with the Clerk what is formally called a Motion (or Petition) for Disclosure. This motion should include any and all information relating to the person needing the information from the suit. Information needed, if known to the petitioner, to perform a proper search of the suit record shall include, but not limited to: 1. Possible date of the Judgment of Adoption 2. Adoptive parents’ full names and dates of birt

The battle over opening up birth certificates for adults adopted as children ended in a stalemate Tuesday at the State Capitol. The Senate Committee on Judiciary A rejected legislation to ease access to family medical histories for adoptees. The Louisiana Conference of Catholic Bishops and the Louisiana Family Forum praised an amended form of House Bill 1028 as continuing to protect birth parents’ confidentiality. Critics said they liked the original version of the bill: Birt