http://www.ehow.com/guide_21-http://www.ehow.com/guide_21-legal.html.htmlwww.ehow.comhttp://www.ehow.com/how_4909227_find-openadoption-records.htmlThe first place to start a search for open-adoption records is with the parents and adoption agency listed on a birth certificate. Find out how to contact a state to find open-adoption records with help from a certified family mediator in this free video on adoption information. Published on 4/15/2009