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EPISODE · Apr 22, 2026 · 54 MIN

The Same , Even if it Seems Different: a conversation with a stepparent adoptee about access to original birth certificates

from The Adoption Files · host Ande Stanley

Please join me for a conversation with Toronto Canada stepparent adopted person Craig Wallace.https://www.ontario.ca/page/search-adoption-recordsPeople who are adopted, even by stepparents, are legally barred from accessing a certified copy of their original birth certificate. Some places allow an adopted person to access a noncertified copy at a specified age. The opinions of the host and their guest are just that, their opinions.The host is not a lawyer, a therapist or an adoption professionalThank you for listening

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