AgencyA public or private entity, including a county agency that is licensed, supervised or regulated by the Division of Human Services and provides adoption services.
Agency RecordsAll information collected by an agency about a birth family, an adoptive family and an adoptee.
Authorization FormA form provided by DHS on which an adoptee, an adoptive parent or a birth relative can authorize or prohibit the release of identifying information.
Authorized RepresentativeAn individual who is appointed to conduct a search and who has completed a standardized training program as required by DHS.
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Birth ParentAn adoption sensitive definition for the parent who gave birth to a child. Birth parent is appropriate instead of natural or biological parent.
