Alabama Application to Request a New Birth Certificate After Adoption (ADPH-HS-88)

Who can use this form

• The office's web page names the adopting parent or a legal representative.
• By signing, the applicant certifies a legal right to the record.
• Do not use this form if the child was born in a foreign country. The form says to call 334.206.2637.
• For an adult adoption, the form says to call 334.206.2637.

What to send with it

• The completed, signed application.
• Valid identification if requesting an Alabama birth certificate. The ID requirements are printed on the back of the form.
• The fee. A check or money order payable to "Center for Health Statistics". Do not send cash.
• The form asks applicants to allow 2 to 4 weeks after the court action is completed before mailing the request.

Where to send it

Mail to

Center for Health Statistics Attn: Adoptions P.O. Box 5625 Montgomery, Alabama 36103-5625

State fee

$25 if the child was born in Alabama, including one certified copy of the new record. $10 to forward the adoption order to another state of birth. Additional copies of the same record ordered at the same time are $6 each. Expediting costs $15 more. The form prints only $25 and says to call about adult adoptions; the office's web page lists $20 for an adult adoptee.

Typical processing

Not provided

Form revision

Rev. 10/2024

Source

Official government page