BON wants my adoption decree!

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I have passed NCLEX and have started RN school.........why does the BON want my adoption decree from when I was a child? Has anyone else ever heard of this?

Specializes in med-surg/or/ambulatory/geriatric psyc.
No update from the OP?

Thank you all for your responses......sorry it took so long for me to respond........along with fighting this issue, I am attending RN school and working and running my home.......no time for much else.........

I am still waiting to hear from the DFS office that took care of me as a child. I was adopted when I was 13, and my whole name changed.......first, middle and last.........perhaps that is the issue(?). I called the BON to let them know that my name change is due to my adoption, but they stated they still need the decree. I will try some of the other remedies that some of you have advised should I not get anywhere through this last attempt through the DFS office. Courthouse has no records of it (strange).....so this is my last resort besides calling my state rep or a lawyer.

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Specializes in med-surg/or/ambulatory/geriatric psyc.

Call the BON and ask them what and why they want it. quote]

They stated they want it due to my name change.........they need validation that my name is legal.....wouldn't a birth certificate that I have used since I was 13 for driver's license, etc.....be sufficient?

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Call the BON and ask them what and why they want it. quote]

They stated they want it due to my name change.........they need validation that my name is legal.....wouldn't a birth certificate that I have used since I was 13 for driver's license, etc.....be sufficient?

I think what they are demanding is wrong, possibly illegal.

Amended Birth Certificate: A term used to refer to the new birth certificate that is issued for an adopted child after an adoption becomes final, which shows the new name of the adopted child and the adoptive parents as the parents of the child, as though they are its biological parents. This new birth certificate is placed in the public records in place of the child's original birth certificate. The original birth certificate is then stored in a separate secure location that is not accessible to the public, and may be viewed only by court order.

Once a formal adoption has been finalized, the records of the adoption become sealed to maintain anonymity of the natural and adoptive parents. Access is only by court order and is carefully restricted.

Most attorneys will give a free initial consultation. Maybe you should consider giving one a call...

Or check this out: http://family-law.freeadvice.com/adoption_law/adoption_birth_certificate.htm

Apparently you can post questions on that site and get a free consultation. Worth a shot, anyway.

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Good gawd, I hate this kind of crap. No other profession, union, group or board of oversight put's its members through the kind of crap that is commonplace as in nursing. And we as members are so quick to appease rather than FIGHT. So long as we jump through their unnecessary hoops, this continues.

RN2008LPNfirst, your focus should be on self, school and family, as you have already stated. Tell the BON that your name is made legal by the very documents that the courts have already ruled, numerous times before you, such as birth certificate, social security card, etc. Should they have any questions they can refer them to your attorney, Mr. Shoveit, at the telephone number and address listed. Done. This will end their unnecessary digging rather quickly and, more importantly, let you get back to the things that are importatnt to you.

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Specializes in med-surg/or/ambulatory/geriatric psyc.
Good gawd, I hate this kind of crap. No other profession, union, group or board of oversight put's its members through the kind of crap that is commonplace as in nursing. And we as members are so quick to appease rather than FIGHT. So long as we jump through their unnecessary hoops, this continues.

RN2008LPNfirst, your focus should be on self, school and family, as you have already stated. Tell the BON that your name is made legal by the very documents that the courts have already ruled, numerous times before you, such as birth certificate, social security card, etc. Should they have any questions they can refer them to your attorney, Mr. Shoveit, at the telephone number and address listed. Done. This will end their unnecessary digging rather quickly and, more importantly, let you get back to the things that are importatnt to you.

Thank you and I will try this and see if it works.

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Specializes in med-surg/or/ambulatory/geriatric psyc.
People are upset because when one is adopted one is supposed to have the same legal rights as a birth child. In fact, in the state I was born in an adopted child has more protections than a birth child of the same parents when it comes to inheritance.

Us adoptees deal with a lot of identity problems and doubts. I still have a lingering feeling of not belonging. So, the state goes out of its way to protect our rights. Our birth certificates look like anyone else's. Our legal rights are fiercely guarded. That's as it should be.

I too, feel an identity issue at times.......times like this when I am forced to dig up old issues.............and am forced to contact people that I don't necessarily want to contact because it brings up old issues that I have tried so hard to forget. My adopted parents went out of their way to give me a new life and to give me the same security that a biological child would have.

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Oh you changed your whole name. Well I could see why they would inquire more about it. I would be a little skeptical too if someone changed there whole entire name at the age of 13.

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i still dont understand how they knew you were adopted in the first place......you werent in NS at 13, so all your applicable academic records should be in your present name.....and if the BC was reissued, even at 13, that should be the end of it......the municipality were it was issued, the same person wouldnt still be working there? your case might have stuck in their mind, perhaps they could assist....but i lilke Gregs idea,lol

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Can you possibly get school records to document the change? I would guess you could probably remember where you went to school when you were 10,11,12, and they would be more than happy to help you out.

Meanwhile, do you have a passport? If you don't...get one anyway.

It is WRONG, and possibly illegal, for the BON to ask you for MORE documentation than they would ask another individual. I can understand a marriage, but not an adoption. That's like them stating that they don't trust the documents (social security card, driver's license, etc) that the STATE issues.

If you can get a legal passport, then if it's good enough for the Federal Government, it should be good enough for the BON.

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Specializes in Med-Surg/Tele, ER.

I have a suggestion that would probably work a lot better than directing them to your attorney.

Write to your senators and congresspeople, explaining the difficulty you are experiencing. An important part of their job is assisting constituents who are having difficulty with a government office or are being held-up by red tape. All it takes is an e-mail to each representative.

I did this when the BCIS was giving my husband and I a hard time when we were working on his permanent residency (no, it isn't automatic in any way shape or form just because we are married). My sister also did this when the BON was ridiculously slow in processing her application for her NY license (she had practiced in PA for 2 years). In both instances the issue was resolved within a week of writing the letter.

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Oh you changed your whole name. Well I could see why they would inquire more about it. I would be a little skeptical too if someone changed there whole entire name at the age of 13.

It was an adoption. That is her legal name, just as anyone's birth name. If she has since married, then the marriage certificate is all they are entitled to; if she otherwise changed her name after the adoption, then the court order for that is all they are entitled to.

Mr Shoveit! I love it! :lol2: :lol2: :lol2:

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I too, feel an identity issue at times.......times like this when I am forced to dig up old issues.............and am forced to contact people that I don't necessarily want to contact because it brings up old issues that I have tried so hard to forget. My adopted parents went out of their way to give me a new life and to give me the same security that a biological child would have.
Honey, please speak to a lawyer who specializes in child custody/adoption. This whole thing is crap. (try the link in my post above; it's free)
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