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So, you’re looking for a search angel?” According to Washington State law, under which I was placed for adoption in 1981, adoption records are now part of the public record. An adopted person can request a copy of the original birth certificate, on which the birth parents’ full names appear, and use the information to find them. Birth parents and other parties to adoption who don’t want their information released by the state can file a contact preference form stating as much. But legislation o