Post Legal Adoption Services

Please Note: CAS of PA no longer offers adoption services. No information on previous foster care clients is available as all foster care records have been destroyed.

CAS of PA offers Post Legal Adoption Services to families and individuals that used its adoption services in the past or were adopted through CAS of PA. Services offered are information and referral and background summaries of non-identifying information prepared in accordance with the Pennsylvania Adoption Law. These services are provided for limited hours weekly. CAS of PA does not provide search services. Adoptees who are requesting a search can contact the county court where their adoption was finalized.

Requests for Non-Identifying Information

An adoptee, at least 18 years of age, or if under the age of 18 with the written consent of his/her adoptive parents, can petition the court, or request directly from the agency that handled the adoption, non-identifying background information. Generally what is included in a background summary is the following: ages of birth parents at the time of adoptee's birth, religion, ancestry, physical description, interests and hobbies, reported family medical history, reasons for adoption placement, and birth and early placement history of adoptee. CAS of PA does not release any names from the record. This includes, but is not limited to, first or last names, name of hospital where born, schools, city and state of residence. No information can be released that might reveal the identity of the birth family. CAS of PA has the sole discretion in determining what is considered non-identifying. There is a fee of $150.00 for this summary.

For additional information, please e-mail Sheila Davidson at sdavidson@caspa.org or call 215-546-2990 X. 28.

For additional information regarding adoptions that took place in Philadelphia, PA or Montgomery County, PA, please contact:

Joy O’Neill
Philadelphia Family Court
Adoption Branch
1801 Vine Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
215-686-4194

Helen Blair Schuler
Orphan’s Court Services
Montgomery County Courthouse
P.O. Box 311
Norristown, PA 19404
610-278-3948

Below is additional information about adoption registries and organizations that maybe helpful:

Adoption Registries: Pennsylvania

Adoption Medical History Registry
4th Floor, Bertolino Building,
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17105-2675
or call: 800-227-0225
http://www.adoptpakids.org/paemedicalhist.asp

PA Adoption Reunion Registry (PARR)
Karen DeLuca
716 Thornhill Drive
Collegeville, PA 19426
Phone: 610-935-2414
Fax: 610-917-2456
E-mail: karkan@comcast.net
http://www.paadoptionreunionregistry.org/

Birth Parent’s Waiver of Confidentiality
Division of Vital Records
Attn: Adoption Registry
101 South Mercer Street, Room 401
PO Box 1528
New Castle, PA 16101
Telephone: 1-877-PA-HEALTH or 724-656-3100
http://webserver.health.state.pa.us/health

Other Resources

International Soundex Reunion Registry
ISSR
P.O.Box 2312
Carson City, Nevada 89702-2312
Phone: 775-882-7755
http://www.plumsite.com/isrr/

Adoption Forum of Philadelphia
PO Box 814
Emmaus, PA 18049
215-238-1116
Contact: Judy Cotten
E-mail: jcotten@comcast.net
www.adoptionforum.org
Offers support groups, search information and legal information.

Adoption Triad Outreach

This website has links with information about the adoption laws in each state and some links to the courts.
http://www.adoptiontriad.org/