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Adoptee A person that is adopted
Adoption A legal process that transfers parents rights and responsibilities from birth parents to adopted parents
Adopted Parent A person who legally assumes parenta rights and responsibilities for a person
Adoption Decree: The legal document filed upon finalization of an adoption that makes the child the legal child of the dopted parents. The decree may also set forth a new name
Agency Adoption: An adoption handled and coordinated by a licensed public or private adoption agency
Birth Certificate: 
Original - issued at birth, records information including the identify of the birth parent(s) and the name given to the individual whose birth is recorded
Amended Certificate issued upon finalization of adoption, records information including the identity of the adoptive  parents) whose name(s) now replace that of the birth parent(s) on the certificate. It also sets forth the new name (if changed) of the individual whose birth the certificate represents. This becomes the legal birth certificate, and the original is sealed.
Amended  issued upon finalization of adoption, records information including the identity of the adoptive  parents) whose name(s) now replace that of the birth parent(s) on the certificate. It also sets forth the new        name (if changed) of the individual whose birth the certificate represents. This becomes the legal birth      certificate, and the original is sealed.
BIRTH MOTHER/BIRTH FATHER The individuals who helped conceive and/or gave birth to a child           and who subsequently relinquished custody of the child and legal parental rights, or whose rights were legally  severed.
BLACK MARKET ADOPTION An illegal practice in which a child is transferred from a birth family to   an  adoptive family. Records may be falsified. and usually large sums of money are involved. 
CONTACT Communication at the end of a search. It may be through an intermediary or direct, and may involve written information, telephonic communication, or face to face contact. 
COURT OF JURISDICTION The court having power to preside over a certain category of     individuals     or allegations. Typically this court maintains control over court related documents 
INDEPENDENT ADOPTION Any adoption where the primary agent is an attorney, rather than an     agency. It also includes adoptions where birth parents relinquish directly to the adoptive parents
 INTERMEDIARY One who conducts a search and/or makes contact on behalf of an adoptee, adoptive  parent or birth parent in a search. An intermediary is often used to protect privacy. Some states have court appointed or certified intermediaries.
INTERNATIONAL ADOPTION: Commonly referred to as foreign adoption in the past, international   adoption is the preferred term. It references adoptions where a citizen of one country is placed for adoption  in another country
OBC Original Birth Certificate
OPEN ADOPTION An adoption in which all parties have awareness of the identity of the other parties, and may maintain varying degrees of contact. 
OPEN PLACEMENT A practice whereby some identifying information is exchanged and a face to face meeting between birth and adoptive parents takes place at the time of placement.
OPEN RECORDS Unrestricted access by all triad members to adoption-related information contained in the adoption file. 
REUNION REGISTRY A passive search system in which triad members may be matched and/or reunited with other registered members of the triad. 
RELINQUISHMENT Sometimes referred to as surrender, it is a legal process whereby the child is released by the birth family, freeing the child for adoption.
SEVERANCE A legal process whereby parental rights are dissolved by the court of jurisdiction. 
TRIAD/TRIAD MEMBERS

The three categories of individuals who are directly involved in an adoption including the birth parents, the adoptee, and the adoptive parents.

 

Social Security Numbers -  The first three digits tell you what state issued the SSN -  this does not indicate it is the state of birth of the individual 

 

001-003

New Hampshire

004-007

Maine

008-009

Vermont

010-034

Massachusetts

035-039

Rhode Island

040-049

Connecticut

050-134

New York

135-158

New Jersey

159-211

Pennsylvania

212-220

Maryland

221-222

Delaware

223-231

Virginia

232-236

West Virginia

237-246

North Carolina

247-251

South Carolina

252-260

Georgia

261-267

Florida

268-302

Ohio

303-317

Indiana

318-361

Illinois

362-386

Michigan

387-399

Wisconsin

400-407

Kentucky

408-415

Tennessee

416-424

Alabama

425-428

Mississippi

429-432

Arkansas

433-439

Louisiana

440-448

Oklahoma

449-467

Texas

468-477

Minnesota

478-485

Iowa

486-500

Missouri

501-502

North Dakota

503-504

South Dakota

505-508

Nebraska

509-515

Kansas

516-517

Montana

518-519

Idaho

520

Wyoming

521-524

Colorado

525,585

New Mexico

526-527

Arizona

528-529

Utah

530

Nevada

531-539

Washington

540-544

Oregon

545-573

California

574

Alaska

575-576

Hawaii

577-579

District of Columbia

580

Virgin Islands

580-584

Puerto Rico

586

Guam

586

American Somoa

586

Philippine Islands

700-728

Railroad Board**

The same area, when shown more than once, means that certain numbers have been transferred from one State to another, or that an area has been divided for use among certain geographic locations.
Any number beginning with 000 will NEVER be a valid SSN.
The information in the Social Security records about an individual is confidential by law and cannot be disclosed except in certain very restricted cases permitted by regulations.    After an individual is deceased you can obtain a copy of the Social Security Benefits and Copy of the Application for a fee of $21.00 per request.   -  = New areas allocated, but not yet issued 

700-728 Issuance of these numbers to railroad employees was discontinued July 1, 1963. 

 

Sign Symbol Dates
Aries  Ram March 21 - April 19
Taurus  Bull April 20 - May 20
Gemini  Twins May 21 - June 20
Cancer  Crab June 21 - July 22
Leo  Lion July 23 - August 22
Virgo  Virgin August 23 - September 22
Libra  Balance September 23 - October 22
Scorpio  Scorpion October 23 - November 21
Sagittarius  Archer November 22 - December 21
Capricorn  Goat December 22 - January 19
Aquarius Water Bearer January 20 - February 18
Pisces  Fish February 19 - March 20