Adoption Search
If you are an adopted person searching for your birth parent(s), you can contact the Ohio Department of Health, Vital Statistics Unit:
P.O.Box 118
Columbus, Ohio 43216-0118
614-466-4784
www.odh.ohio.gov/vitalstatistics/legalinfo/adoption.aspx
The website provides a list of adoption laws and procedures used in the State of Ohio, based on the date in which the adoption took place.
For additional assistance, contact the Catholic Charities Agency nearest you, or email charities@youngstowndiocese.org.
In Ohio, Catholic Charities cannot open sealed adoption files or provide information that identifies parties involved in a specific adoption case unless ordered to do so by the court.
