When adopting either a child or an adult, the adopting parent(s) may elect to have a new birth record created that lists his/her name(s). Also, the adopting parent(s) may elect to change the adoptee’s legal name. An adoptive parent may be listed as either mother/father or parent/parent on the newly created birth record. The adoptee’s place of birth determines the entity that will fulfill the request under either of two scenarios – whether an adoptee is born in Michigan or in the United States outside of Michigan.
Adoptee Born in Michigan
An adoptive parent submits to the court presiding over the adoption a completed Adoption Report Required to Create a New Michigan Birth Record (DCH-0854) and sufficient payment before finalization. Upon finalization of the adoption, the court presiding over the adoption will execute the form submitted and mail it to the Vital Records Office with payment. Upon receipt of the request for a new birth record, the Vital Records Office will seal the adoptee’s old birth record and create a new one. Vital Records Office will then mail to the adoptive parent(s) as many certified copies of the new birth record as requested. It takes the Vital Records Office approximately six weeks to process and mail a new birth record.
Adoptee Born in the United States Outside of Michigan
Adoptive parent(s) must contact the equivalent of Michigan’s Vital Records Office in the state where the adoptee was born to learn how to request a new birth record. Most states have its form to use when asking for a new birth record after an adoption is completed. However, some states accept the form used by the State of Michigan, Adoption Report Required to Create a New Michigan Birth Record (DCH-0854). The required document(s) to be submitted with the request vary from state to state, as do the fees for this service.
The adoptive parent(s) must submit the required form or Michigan equivalent with accompanying documentation to the court presiding over the adoption before finalization. Upon finalization of the adoption, the court presiding over the adoption will execute the form submitted and mail it with payment to the state where the adoptee was born. Upon receipt of the request for a new birth record, the out-of-state Vital Records Office equivalent will seal the adoptee’s old birth record and create a new one. Subsequently, the out-of-state Vital Records Office equivalent will mail to the adoptive parent(s) as many certified copies of the newly created birth record as requested.
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