Wyoming Application to Open a Sealed Adoption File, Tribal Enrollment
Official state formAdoptionFree downloadLast verified November 10, 2026
An adult adoptee's request to have court-approved sealed adoption documents mailed to a tribal enrollment office. The adoptee must first go to the court that decreed the adoption. It is mailed to Vital Records Services.
Who can use this form
- An adoptee 18 or older, who completes and signs the form
- The adoptee must first approach the court that decreed the adoption
What to send with it
- Completed application, signed
- Court order stating which documents may be released and the name and address of the enrollment office
- Photocopy of government ID (driver's license, passport or attorney bar card)
- Fee payable to Vital Records Services
Where to send it
- Mail to
- Vital Records Services Attn: Adoption Specialist Hathaway Building 2300 Capitol Avenue Cheyenne, WY 82002
- State fee
- $30.00 to open the file, plus $20.00 for a copy of the court-approved contents.
- Typical processing
- Not provided
- Form revision
- WDH-VRS-Open-Sealed-Tribal-Adoption-Form-2026
- Source
- Official government page