Adoptions Before 1951
This information applies to adoptions completed or attempted before March 16, 1951, and all records for the Tennessee Children’s Home Society.
Records in this category will be made available to:
- An adopted person age 18 years or older.
- The adopted person’s birth, adoptive, step, or legal parents who are 18 years of age or older.
- The adopted person’s birth or adoptive siblings who are 18 years of age or older.
- The adopted person’s lineal descendants who are 18 years of age or older.
- The legal representatives of any person listed above.
- Lineal ancestors age 18 and older
The records can include:
- Sealed adoption records
- Post-adoption records
- Court records
- Adoption agency records
- Records from the Department of Health, Office of Vital Records
How to request records.
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