Rule 26 Petition to Break the Seal of Adoption

(a) IN GENERAL. A person seeking to inspect records and papers in an adoption proceeding must file a petition to break the seal of adoption.

(b) CONTENTS. The petition must be signed under oath and must state:

(1) the adoptee’s birth name, sex, birth date, birth place (if known), and name taken on adoption;

(2) the reason the petitioner seeks to inspect the records and papers; and

(3) if known, the following information:

(A) the birth parents’ names and last known addresses;

(B) the adoptive parents’ names and last known addresses; and

(C) the name and address of the agency that placed the adoptee and the date of placement.