New York is experiencing significant delays in processing orders for Pre-Adoption Birth Certificates. At the direction of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo’s Executive Order 202, pertaining to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency, offices are currently operating with reduced staff and resources. Please continue to be patient.; your OBC will arrive.
All New York persons born outside of the city and adopted new York State can now receive a copy of their pre-adoption, original birth certificate when they turn 18 years old. The application process begins on January 15, 2020. Find out how to apply for your original birth certificate now.
New York Adoptees born in Manhattan, Brooklyn, the Bronx, Queens or Staten Island can now receive a copy of their pre-adoption, original birth certificate when they turn 18 years old. The application process begins on January 15, 2020. Find out how to apply for your NYC OBC now.
On November 14, 2019, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo signed legislation (S3419/A5494) which allows adoptees to receive a copy of their pre-adoption, original birth certificate when they turn 18 years old. The application process begins on January 15, 2020. Find out how to apply for your OBC now.
On June 20th 2019, the New York State Assembly overwhelmingly approved the bill that ends 83 years of secrecy over the original birth certificates (OBC) of adult adopted persons. Coalition staff was on hand in Albany to see it through.
If you are a foster and kinship care provider, you know visits can also be extremely difficult for everyone involved. When a visit occurs, it is sometimes accompanied by visit-related upheaval in the child’s emotions and behavior, complex scheduling and logistics, and other challenges.
The goal of a foster parent is to care for the child while their biological parents cannot. Birth parents have a legal right to visits while their children are in care. Visits are also beneficial for the children and necessary for their emotional health even if they seem upset or out of sorts after a visit.
A parent whose child is in foster care shall be granted reasonable and regularly scheduled visitation unless the court finds that the child’s life or health would be endangered thereby
If children lose the feeling of connectedness with their families, then they may have lost a big piece of their identity and have difficulty answering the question, “Who am I?” Whether children have a lot, a little contact or no contact with birth families, they have dreams and feelings about their families.
Visit coaching is fundamentally different from supervised visits. Instead of watching the family, the coach is actively involved in supporting them to demonstrate their best parenting skills and make each visit fun for the children.
