# The Same , Even if it Seems Different: a conversation with a stepparent adoptee about access to original birth certificates

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Podcast: [The Adoption Files](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-adoption-files-5610264)
Published: 2026-04-22T12:03:00+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ande-stanley/episodes/The-Same---Even-if-it-Seems-Different-a-conversation-with-a-stepparent-adoptee-about-access-to-original-birth-certificates-e3i7043
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## Resource

Please join me for a conversation with Toronto Canada stepparent adopted person Craig Wallace. https://www.ontario.ca/page/search-adoption-records People who are adopted, even by stepparents, are legally barred from accessing a certified copy of their original birth certificate. Some places allow an adopted person to access a noncertified copy at a specified age. The opinions of the host and their guest are just that, their opinions. The host is not a lawyer, a therapist or an adoption professional Thank you for listening

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