I’m trying to stay off the thread now, I SWEAR I AM! LOL
But, I wanted to tell you that indeed that DOES HAPPEN! I have PERSONALLY (face-to-face) spoken to at least 10 people who have discovered that the state on their adoption certificate was NOT the state they were born in. There have also been cases where even the DATE OF BIRTH has been altered. AND THIS HAS BEEN PROVEN to have happened IN the offices of vital statistics in various states over the years when some have gotten their records opened. I have exchanged communication with HUNDREDS of other adoptees who have found VERY strange things in relation to their adoptions...
It’s one of the dirty little secrets of the adoption industry... These laws ALSO give cover to unethical adoption agencies and brokers. Another unintended consequence of these laws.
I personally know of one person, who found out he was adopted, and then when he went to petition the court for his birth records they had NO RECORD that he had EVER even been BORN. He has NO CLUE where he came from — it’s as if he dropped out of the sky. Come to find out that his parents met some doctor on some street corner in Missouri and traded cash for him, and he CAME WITH A BIRTH CERTIFICATE (obviously COMPLETELY fraudulent).
His parents feel just awful about it now - wondering if his mother wanted to place him, or whether he was STOLEN. I don’t know all the details of why they did things the way they did - it was irresponsible, but they are hardly the only people who have done drastic things due to want of a child to love and take care of...
INCREDIBLE.