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Nevada Adoption Records Request Guide
Nevada DCFS does not currently publish a form called Birth Parent Application for Non-Identifying Information. The agency's non-identifying-information form is for an adult adoptee or an adoptive parent or legal guardian requesting on behalf of an adopted child.
A birth parent seeking records uses a different official form: Birth Parent Request for Copy of Adoption Documents They Executed. This request asks DCFS for copies of adoption documents the birth parent personally signed and may also allow the agency to advise whether the child was adopted.
The request uses “subscribed and sworn to” certificate wording, so the birth parent must personally appear, take an oath or affirmation, and sign in the notary's presence. Lake Mead Mobile Notary can identify the appearing requester, administer the oath or affirmation, witness the signature, and complete the jurat. We do not determine which records exist, establish parentage, interpret sealed adoption records, or guarantee that DCFS will release a particular document.
Official DCFS Source
The current download is an official DCFS form, but it is the wrong form for a birth parent. It is written for an adult adoptee or an adoptive parent or legal guardian requesting non-identifying information about an adopted child.
Its applicant choices are limited to an adoptee age 18 or older and an adoptive parent or other legal guardian requesting on behalf of an adopted child. It does not include a birth-parent applicant option.
Nevada DCFS publishes the Birth Parent Request for Copy of Adoption Documents They Executed through the Adoption Reunion Registry.
The official electronic version allows the requester to enter the birth parent's name, child's birth name and date of birth, contact information, and mailing address before printing.
DCFS continued to link the June 2019 request on the official Registry page reviewed in 2026. Confirm the current version before using an older saved copy.
Request Scope
The form is limited to adoption documents the requesting birth parent personally executed and that are available in the closed adoption records maintained by the responsible agency.
The request covers adoption documents executed by the requester, such as documents signed in connection with the child's adoption, when copies are available from the agency's closed records.
The current official wording permits the birth parent to request copies of all or any adoption documents the birth parent signed. Describe a narrower request only when DCFS instructs the requester to do so.
The authority quoted on the form states that the agency may advise a biological parent whether the child has been adopted. DCFS determines what response can be provided.
The request asks for the child's birth name and date of birth. The requester should provide accurate information to the extent known.
The form asks for the mailing address, city, state, ZIP code, telephone number, and email address used for agency communication and delivery.
The request does not guarantee that every document still exists, is held by DCFS, was signed by the requester, or can be released in full.
Choose the Correct Request
Nevada DCFS separates birth-parent document copies, adoptee non-identifying information, Registry contact, and sealed court records into different procedures.
Use this request when a birth parent wants copies of adoption documents that the birth parent personally signed.
DCFS states that this separate form is for an adult adoptee or an adoptive parent or legal guardian requesting on behalf of an adopted child. It may provide general background, medical, and social information available in the file.
A birth parent who wants to register for possible mutual-consent contact with an adult adoptee uses the separate Birth Parent Application.
Part Two is the birth parent's consent to release Registry information to a named qualifying relative after DCFS identifies a family connection. It is not a document-copy request.
Court adoption records are confidential. Broader inspection generally requires a separate court petition and order rather than this agency request.
Birth certificates and amendments are handled through the applicable vital-records process, not through this DCFS form or a notary appointment.
Sworn Execution
The official request uses “subscribed and sworn to” wording. The birth parent must take an oath or affirmation and sign in the notary's presence.
The birth parent requesting copies must personally appear. A child, relative, adoptive parent, spouse, attorney, courier, or agency representative cannot appear for an absent requester.
The requester must swear or affirm that the statements in the request are true.
Leave the 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 requester name, signature, seal, and other required jurat information.
The notary identifies the person who appears but does not prove biological parentage, confirm the adoption, locate the closed file, or determine which documents DCFS may release.
Requester and Signer
The form is personal to the biological parent requesting copies of documents that parent previously executed.
The birth mother or birth father requesting copies completes and signs the sworn request.
An adult adoptee uses the separate non-identifying-information or Registry application that matches the adoptee's goal.
Adoptive parents or legal guardians use the separate non-identifying-information request when seeking permitted information on behalf of an adopted child.
Family relationship alone does not authorize a relative, spouse, sibling, or adult child to make the birth parent's sworn request.
The form requests the birth parent's sworn statement about documents that parent executed. Contact DCFS before booking if a power of attorney, guardianship, or other representative arrangement is proposed.
The agency determines whether it served the requester, whether the requested documents are held in the closed adoption records, and whether copies may be provided.
Appointment Preparation
Use the DCFS Birth Parent Request for Copy of Adoption Documents They Executed—not the adoptee or adoptive-parent non-identifying-information form.
Enter the requester's name legibly as directed. Contact DCFS about significant name changes or uncertainty concerning the name used in the historical adoption record.
Complete the child-identifying fields accurately to the extent known so the agency can evaluate the request.
Provide the street or mailing address, city, state, ZIP code, telephone number, and email address requested by the form.
Do not sign the birth-parent signature line or complete the notarial venue, date, requester 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.
Contact DCFS before booking when requesting records for more than one child, seeking documents signed by another person, proposing representative signing, or asking for records beyond documents personally executed.
Booking Guidance
Book after the correct official request is complete except for the birth-parent signature and notarial certificate.
Select this when one birth parent will sign one prepared request for copies of adoption documents they executed.
Select this when two to four separate prepared DCFS forms require notarization during the same appointment.
Call or text (702) 748-7444 before booking when several people will sign separate forms, more than four documents require notarization, or special handling is needed.
Contact DCFS first when the requester wants general non-identifying information, a sealed court file, a birth certificate, another person's signed records, representative signing, or records from an adoption finalized outside Nevada.
After Notarization
The official birth-parent request instructs the requester to mail the completed form to Nevada DCFS. Do not assume that general Registry email instructions apply to this records request without confirming with the agency.
Confirm that the birth-parent signature, date, venue, printed requester name, notary signature, and seal are complete and visible.
Keep a legible copy of the signed and notarized request before mailing sensitive adoption information.
The current request lists Nevada Division of Child and Family Services, Attention: Adoption Reunion Registry, 4126 Technology Way, Third Floor, Carson City, Nevada 89706.
DCFS states that a birth-parent document-copy request may take up to 60 days to complete.
The Registry Coordinator—not the notary—can address form selection, records availability, agency custody, alternate submission, and request status.
Common Questions
DCFS does not currently list a birth-parent applicant on the non-identifying-information form. That request is for an adult adoptee or an adoptive parent or legal guardian requesting on behalf of an adopted child.
A birth parent seeking copies of adoption documents personally signed uses the Birth Parent Request for Copy of Adoption Documents They Executed.
The form requests copies of all or any adoption documents the birth parent executed that are available in the agency's closed adoption records. DCFS determines what records exist and may be released.
It requires a jurat. The form uses “subscribed and sworn to” wording, so the birth parent takes an oath or affirmation and signs in the notary's presence.
No. The notary must administer the oath or affirmation and witness the birth parent sign for the jurat.
No ordinary family relationship permits substitute signing. Contact DCFS before proposing a power of attorney, guardianship, or other representative arrangement.
Not as the purpose of this form. It requests documents the birth parent personally executed. General non-identifying information follows the separate adoptee or adoptive-parent request.
No. Court adoption records are confidential, and broader inspection generally requires a separate court petition and order.
DCFS states that the birth-parent request for copies of documents executed may take up to 60 days to complete.
The specific form currently instructs the requester to mail it. Confirm any alternate electronic-submission option directly with the Adoption Reunion Registry before sending sensitive information.
Choose Mobile Notary – 1 Document when one birth parent will sign one prepared records request. Choose the two-to-four-document appointment when additional separate forms also require notarization.
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