Petition for Access to Sealed Birth Certificate
New York Surrogate's Court · Family Law
Copy of the court's form from nycourts.gov, taken October 21, 2026. See it on the court's site ↗
Petition under Public Health Law §4138-e to the Surrogate's Court for access to an adoptee's sealed original birth certificate, filed by a person authorized to act for the adoptee, such as a guardian.
This form must be printed and filled by hand, or opened in Adobe Acrobat.