For decades, California law has required adult adoptees to petition the courts and show “good and compelling cause” to access ...
The missing link in my life is that birth certificate. There is *** push at the state Capitol to allow people who were adopted to access their vital records. And Goldston Dart is here to explain the ...
California has long been a leader in civil rights, but there is one glaring exception: adult adoptees in our state are still denied the right to obtain their own original birth certificates. This ...
Pablo and Nancy Chaires Espinoza stand at the state Capitol with their son Nicolás on March 21, 2023. Because of state rules, the accent marks in Nicolás’ name were omitted on his birth certificate – ...