For adoptions completed prior to April 1, 2018, the option of filing a disclosure veto or a contact preference is available to:
- an adoptee who is 18 years old or older and
- birth parent(s).
For adoptions completed on or after April 1, 2018, the option of filing a contact preference is available to:
- an adoptee who is 18 years old or older and
- birth parent(s).
As of April 1, 2018, if you are an adoptee, born and/or adopted in New Brunswick, you may apply for access to copies of the statement of original registration of birth and/or the adoption order.
If you are a birth parent of a child placed for adoption, you may apply for access to copies of the statement of original registration of birth and the adoption order. Information relating to the adoption order will not contain identifying information related to adoptive parent(s).
You may also be eligible to apply for services if the adoption was finalized in New Brunswick and you are:
- the adult child of a deceased adult adoptee;
- the adult child of a deceased birth parent whose child was placed for adoption.