You have the right to see the legal documents that were lodged in the Court at the time of adoption. These legal papers are known as the Court Process.
They are held in the Sheriff Court which granted your adoption order, the name of which can be found on your full adoption certificate. After a certain period (this varies from Court to Court), courts send these records to be filed centrally at the Scottish National Archives in Edinburgh . A letter or phone call to the Sheriff Clerk of the Court will enable you to find out the location of your Court Process papers and you can make arrangements to read them.
Birthlink Staff can help you identify their current whereabouts and suggest how you may access the papers. In the event of your Court Process papers being held in Edinburgh and you are unable to attend in person, you can instruct one of Birthlink’s counsellors to visit the Scottish National Archives in order to read the Court Process papers on your behalf. He/she will note the relevant information and prepare a transcript to be sent to you.
Should you wish us to act on your behalf in this respect we
request a payment of £30.00 together with a letter of
authority signed by you. Please also send copies of both your
original birth certificate and your full adoption certificate
Sterling cheque please, made payable to Birthlink.
Birthlink's Court
Process Service Form
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We are looking for a few local people willing and able to uplift
unwanted items from Birthlink Thrift shops and take to council
dump on a rota basis. Please call Jennifer Bryson on 0131 225
6441 for further details.
Watch
a video about Norcap on ITV's 'This Morning' programme
Watch Pam Hodgkins on 'This Morning',
about setting up the charity, Norcap, which supports adults
whose lives have been affected by adoption.
Thrift
Shops
Visit or donate
goods for one of our two Edinburgh shops.
Publications
Guides, books and videos
available with information on adoption.
