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Adoption Information Disclosure

What is Adoption Information Disclosure?

  • Adoption Information Disclosure is a system under Article 36 (Disclosure of Adoption Information, etc.) of the Special Act on Adoption, which allows an adopted person to request and receive information related to their adoption from the relevant institutions (the National Center for the Rights of the Child or an adoption agency).

Who is eligible to apply?

  • Any person who has been adopted under the Special Act on Adoption may apply for Adoption Information Disclosure.
  • Minor adoptees (under the age of 19) may apply with the consent of their adoptive parents.
Consent Form for Adoptive Parents of Minors

What information is provided through disclosure?

  • Information provided through Adoption Information Disclosure is broadly divided into two categories: information about the adoptee and information about the birth parents. Information about the adoptee may be provided directly to the adoptee upon request, while information about the birth parents may be disclosed only with the consent of the birth parents.
Information Provided for Adoption Information Disclosure Requests
Category Content Remarks
Adoptee Background Information Background information related to the adoption, including the date of adoption, reason for adoption, the adoptee’s name before adoption, date and time of birth, and the age of the birth parents at the time of adoption Provided upon request for Adoption Information Disclosure
(limited to information that can be verified from existing records)
Birth Parents’ Personal Information Names, contact information, dates of birth, and addresses of the birth parents at the time of adoption Disclosure is possible only with the consent of the birth parents

 

Adoption Information Disclosure Procedure

Adoption Information Disclosure Procedure

Adoption Information Disclosure Request Process

  1. The applicant (adoptee) completes and submits an Adoption Information Disclosure Request to the National Center for the Rights of the Child.
  2. The National Center for the Rights of the Child receives the request.
  3. The request information and adoption records are reviewed.
  4. The process proceeds according to one of the following cases.
    • Case 1. The request does not include the birth parent's personal information.
    • Case 2. No birth parent information exists in the adoption records.
    • Case 3. The request includes the birth parent's personal information.
  5. For requests that include the birth parent's personal information, the birth parent's current address is identified through the Government Information Sharing System and local government records.
  6. A registered mail notice is sent to the birth parent to confirm whether they consent to the disclosure of their personal information.
  7. The request is processed as follows.
    • If the birth parent gives consent, the requested personal information is disclosed.
    • If the birth parent refuses consent or consent cannot be confirmed, the requested personal information is not disclosed.
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