Things Are Gonna Change By Gregory D. Luce on January 23, 2020 — 3 mins read The DC Court of Appeals holds that birthparents have "no absolute right of privacy" in relation to releasing OBCs or court adoption records to adoptees. More
When the Feds Did Adoptions By Gregory D. Luce on November 10, 2017 — 12 mins read I have not yet heard about my long-running fight for my own original birth certificate and records. I expect to get something from the court soon, and I check every day right after I hear the typical clunk of envelopes and catalogs when they land at the bottom of our mail slot. During my wait... More
Petitioning the D.C. Court for Your Adoption Records By Gregory D. Luce on January 16, 2017 — 11 mins read This goes out to D.C. adoptees who are considering whether or not to petition the court to release your sealed adoption records. More
The More Things Kinda Be the Same By Gregory D. Luce on January 13, 2017 — 18 mins read In 1979, Judge Joyce Hens Green issued a landmark D.C. opinion that gave an adult adoptee the identities of her birth parents. It's time, again. More
But, Hey, At Least We Got Some Statistics By Gregory D. Luce on September 18, 2016 — 7 mins read The lesson from the court's opinion is clear. And it is a lesson adoptees have to learn and relearn all the time, whether implicitly or explicitly: seek reunion and you shall lose. More
The Name of the Adoptee Shall Henceforth Be Fixed By Gregory D. Luce on May 11, 2016 — 15 mins read More than fifty years ago, a court order created me as adoptee and made adoptive parents out of a suburban Maryland couple. It did other things as well. More
Will Secrecy See Its Demise? By Gregory D. Luce on April 9, 2016 — 5 mins read If all goes well, we may soon see one of the first hearings ever in Washington DC on the issue of whether alleged birth parent secrecy trumps an adoptee's right to vital records. More
The Second Step Toward Denial By Gregory D. Luce on April 6, 2016 — 4 mins read If you think you are entitled to your own vital birth records, then let us construct a byzantine system that disabuses you of such a sentiment. More
