amended birth certificate birth certificate after adoption An amended birth certificate which replaces an original birth certificate after an adoption is finalized in most states in the United States (and the District of Columbia). The original birth certificate is then sealed. Adopted persons in ten states have an unrestricted right to obtain a copy of the original birth certificate when they are adults: Alabama, Alaska, Colorado, Hawaii, Kansas, Maine, New Hampshire, New York, Oregon, and Rhode Island. The remaining states and the District of Columbia either require a court order to release a copy of the original birth certificate or have other restrictions, such as permission of biological parent(s) or redaction of information upon request of a biological parent. birth certificates after adoption