Missouri

  

Non-identifying information may be revealed by the agency or the court upon written request by adoptive parents, or adopted adult.

Missouri law provides that adult adoptees (age 21) may petition the court to receive information about their birth parent(s).

If the adoption was instituted prior to August 13, 1986, the court must order court personnel or a child-placing agency to contact the adoptee's adoptive parents. The court personnel or agency may not contact the birth parent(s) without the written permission of the adoptive parents. If the adoptive parents provide such permission, the agency or court personnel must attempt to contact the birth parent(s). Court personnel have three months to conduct such a search. If a birth parent is contacted, he or she may file a consent to the release of identifying information.

If a consent is not filed or the agency or court personnel are unable to notify the birth parent, information may not be released.

For adoptions that took place after August 13, 1986, the permission of the adoptive parents is unnecessary. Identifying information regarding adult biological siblings of adult adoptees may be released by a court if it is found that such information is necessary for urgent health-related purposes or if consent is provided by the adult biological sibling. 
Mo. Rev. Stat. 453.131. 

UPDATE:  
Missouri Division of Family Services  
Adoption Information Registry  
P.O. Box 88  
Jefferson City, MO 65103  


Search and Support Groups

P.A.S.T.
P.O. Box 1534
Ballwin, MO 63022
Telephone: (314) 966-9944

(meets in St. Louis)

Search For Life
c/o Lisa Barker
Route #2 -- Box 93
Birchtree, MO 65438

Connecting Adoptees Through Research & Education (C.A.R.E)
P.O. Box 30252
Kansas City, MO 64112
Telephone: (816) 333-5656

serves KC metro area, KS and MO

CUB
Susan Fogelsong
7000 Jackson
Kansas City, MO 63142

Kansas City Adult Adoptees Org.
P.O. Box 11828
Kansas City, MO 64138

Kansas City Adult Adoptees Org.
P.O. Box 15225
Kansas City, MO 64106

National Adoption Registry, Inc.
6800 Elmwood Avenue
Kansas City, Missouri 64132-9963
Telephone: (816) 361-1627 or (800) 875-4347

National Registry and search.

Adoptees Liberty Movement Association
Bill & Kathy Young
P.O. Box 3704
Kirkwood, MO 63122

Adoption Search of MO
P.O. Box 1153
St Anne, MO 63074

S.O.A.R.
P.O. Box 190277
St. Louis, MO 63119

Adoption Search of MO
9434 Bristol Ave
St Louis, MO 63117

Birthparent Connection
121 Weiss Ave
St. Louis MO 63125
Telephone: (314) 544-2520 or (314) 776-7011

serves St. Louis and central IL.

The Searcher's Forum
Kathleen Addis
830 Marshall Avenue
Webster Groves, MO 63119-2003

Support Open Records
4589 Hopewell Rd.
Wentzville, MO 63385