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Nevada Adoption Information Request Guide
The Nevada Request for Non-Identifying Information allows an adult adoptee who is at least 18—or an adoptive parent or legal guardian requesting for an adopted child—to ask for available adoption-file information that does not identify the birth parents.
Depending on what is available, the response may include birth, medical, hereditary, social, educational, occupational, ethnic, and family-background information. The form also allows the requester to ask for a copy of the adoption decree. Birth-parent consent and Adoption Reunion Registry enrollment are not required for this separate non-identifying-information request.
The certificate says “subscribed and sworn to,” and the applicant signature must be made in the notary's presence. Lake Mead Mobile Notary can administer the oath or affirmation, identify the appearing applicant, witness the signature, and complete the jurat. We do not determine requester eligibility, verify adoption history, identify birth relatives, interpret the agency file, or guarantee that any particular information or court order is available.
Official DCFS Source
Nevada DCFS currently links fillable and printable versions of the official request through the Adoption Reunion Registry. The document is revised October 2021 and should be compared with the current agency source before signing.
The existing record points to a Nevada DCFS request rather than a third-party form. The direct link should be updated to the current agency path when necessary.
The form is a sworn agency request, not an Adoption Reunion Registry contact application and not a petition to open the entire adoption file.
The fillable version can be completed electronically before printing. The printable version supports handwritten completion.
DCFS warns that the information provided may be new or may differ from what the requester previously understood and encourages applicants to seek support if adoption-search issues cause difficult emotions.
Applicant Eligibility
The current form provides two applicant categories. DCFS determines whether the request and adoption file fall within the agency's authority.
An adopted person who is at least 18 may request available non-identifying information concerning the adoption.
The form also allows an adoptive parent or other legal guardian to request on behalf of an adopted child. Current DCFS guidance describes the adoptive-parent route when the child is under 18.
When the adopted person is 18 or older, the adult-adoptee applicant category should be reviewed rather than assuming a parent or guardian continues to request on that person's behalf.
A birth parent seeking copies of documents personally signed uses the separate Birth Parent Request for Copy of Adoption Documents They Executed.
The application asks which agency handled the adoption. DCFS or the responsible child-welfare agency determines whether it holds responsive information and what may be released.
Ask the Registry Coordinator before booking when the requester is not listed on the form, legal-guardian status is uncertain, the agency or records custodian is unclear, or another person proposes to sign.
Available Background Information
The agency provides information only when it is available and in a form that does not divulge the identity of the birth parents.
Available information may include the location, date, and time of birth, birth weight and measurements, and Apgar scores.
The response may include blood type, known hereditary conditions, and available medical or psychological history concerning the adopted person and birth parents.
Available non-identifying details may include age, physical description, marital status, religion, education, occupation, ethnicity, interests, talents, and health history.
The file may indicate whether siblings existed and their ages and sexes when the adopted person was placed for adoption.
The form lets the applicant request a copy of the adoption decree when available. Nevada's agency rule also permits an adopted person to request a copy of the court order for adoption.
Nevada's agency rule permits the agency to inform an adopted person whether the biological parents are deceased. DCFS determines whether that information is available and releasable.
Choose the Correct Adoption Request
Nevada uses different forms and procedures for background information, mutual-consent contact, birth-parent document copies, court records, and vital records.
Use this request for available adoption background information that does not identify birth parents. Birth-parent consent and Registry enrollment are not required.
Use the separate Adoptee Application when the adult adoptee wants to register for a possible mutual-consent connection with birth parents, siblings, or qualifying relatives.
Birth parents requesting copies of adoption documents they personally signed use a different DCFS request.
Adoption court files are confidential. Broader inspection generally requires a separate court petition and an order based on the applicable legal standard.
Birth certificates and adoption-related amendments are handled through the applicable vital-records process, not through this DCFS request or a notary appointment.
This request does not hire DCFS or the notary to investigate, locate, or contact an unregistered birth relative.
Sworn Execution
The form uses “subscribed and sworn to” wording and states that the applicant signature must be made in the presence of a notary.
The applicant making the request must personally appear. A family member, spouse, attorney, courier, or agency representative cannot appear for an absent signer.
The applicant must swear or affirm that the statements in the request are true.
Leave the applicant-signature line blank until the notary administers the oath or affirmation and witnesses the signing. This is not an acknowledgment of a prior signature.
Lake Mead Mobile Notary requires acceptable original, current physical identification for an in-person appointment. A photo, screenshot, scan, or photocopy is not accepted.
The notary completes the venue, date, printed applicant name, notary signature, seal, and other required jurat information.
The notary identifies the person appearing but does not prove adoption status, custody, guardianship, family relationships, agency jurisdiction, or entitlement to specific information.
Appointment Preparation
Indicate whether the requester is the adult adoptee or an adoptive parent or legal guardian requesting for an adopted child. Ask DCFS about any unlisted or uncertain role.
Complete the current and former names, date of birth, birth name when known, and other requested identifying details.
Enter the adoptive-parent names, adoption agency, city, state, and other available adoption details requested by the form.
Provide the birth-parent names and other requested details to the extent known. Unknown information should not be guessed.
Mark whether a copy of the adoption decree is requested if available.
Complete the home and mailing addresses, telephone numbers, email address, and the disclaimer initials and date as directed.
Do not sign the applicant-signature line or complete the notarial venue, date, printed applicant name, notary signature, or seal before the appointment.
Bring an identification document acceptable to Lake Mead Mobile Notary. Digital images and photocopies are not accepted.
Booking Guidance
Book after the current official request is complete except for the applicant signature and notarial certificate.
Select this when one applicant will sign one prepared Request for Non-Identifying Information.
Select this when two to four separate prepared forms require notarization during the same appointment.
Call or text (702) 748-7444 before booking when multiple people will sign separate requests, more than four documents require notarization, or special handling is needed.
Contact DCFS first when the requester does not fit a listed applicant category, the responsible agency or records custodian is unclear, the form was already signed, or the customer wants identifying contact information, a sealed court file, or a birth certificate.
After Notarization
The official form provides a return mailing address. Use the printed address unless the Adoption Reunion Registry confirms a different submission method for this specific records request.
Confirm that the applicant signature, venue, date, printed applicant name, notary signature, and seal are complete and visible.
Preserve a complete, legible copy of the signed and notarized request before sending sensitive adoption information.
The current request lists Nevada Division of Child and Family Services, Adoption Reunion Registry, 4126 Technology Way, Third Floor, Carson City, Nevada 89706.
The Registry publishes general contact information, but the request itself directs the applicant to a return address. Ask DCFS whether it will accept this particular records request electronically before transmitting it by email.
Retain the mailing receipt, tracking information, or written electronic-submission approval together with the completed request copy.
The form states that the request will be completed within 60 days of receipt. The agency controls receipt, review, redaction, records availability, and production.
Common Questions
The form lists an adoptee who is at least 18 and an adoptive parent or other legal guardian requesting on behalf of an adopted child. DCFS determines eligibility in unusual cases.
It requires a jurat. The applicant takes an oath or affirmation and signs in the notary's presence.
No. The notary must witness the signature made for the jurat.
No. DCFS states that birth-parent consent is not required for an adoptee to request available non-identifying information.
No. Registry enrollment is not required for this separate non-identifying-information request.
No identifying information is promised. The agency provides available information in a form that does not divulge the identity of the birth parents.
Yes. The current form includes a selection for a copy of the adoption decree if available.
No. Broader access to confidential court adoption records generally requires a separate petition and court order.
The form states that the request will be completed within 60 days of receipt.
The official request provides a return mailing address. Do not assume that general Registry email instructions apply to this records request; confirm an electronic-submission option with DCFS before emailing sensitive information.
Choose Mobile Notary – 1 Document when one applicant will sign one prepared request. Choose the two-to-four-document appointment when additional separate forms also require notarization.
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