Adoptions

To record an adoption for a person born in Wyoming, the following documents are required:

• Wyoming Report of Adoption
• The original Certified copy of the Final Decree of Adoption
• Request for Birth Certificate Following Adoption
• A photocopy of your current ID
• $55 fee (We do not accept third party checks)

Please note that you will receive one certified copy with this request, however additional copies may be obtained and requires an additional $25 per copy.

To record a foreign born adoption, the following documents are required and will be retained:

• Wyoming Report of Adoption
• The original Wyoming District Court Certified copy of the Final Decree of Adoption
• A certified copy of the Foreign Birth Certificate
• Request for Foreign Born Birth Certificate Following Adoption
• A photocopy of your current ID
• $55 fee (We do not accept third party checks)

Please note that you will receive one certified copy with this request, however additional copies may be obtained and requires an additional $25 per copy.

Wyoming adoptions are considered confidential and are sealed upon filing. In order to access sealed information a court order stating what documents shall be released (birth certificate, final decree, both) and to whom they shall be released must be issued from one of the following: the court granting the adoption, a Wyoming District Court, or a Federal Court.

• The original Certified copy of the Court Order
• Application to Open a Sealed Adoption File
• Application to Open a Sealed Adoption File – Tribal Enrollment
• $50 fee (We do not accept third party checks)

The Wyoming Confidential Intermediary Program may be able to assist you. Click the link below for more information.

Wyoming Department of Family Services – Confidential Intermediaries