[header] How to open adoption records [title] Identify the information you want. [step] Before you attempt to open adoption records, you should identify the information that you want from the records. Some information may be easier to get than other information, depending on the state. 
[substeps] If you want to locate a birth parent, child, or sibling, then you will probably want " identifying information. " this information includes the names and addresses of the parties.