State Criteria

In the state of Pennslyvania allowed any parents to omit their name from the birth certificate. Still, state legislators also added extra protections for the parents when they passed the law granting adopted children access to their birth certificate. So, in order to get the birth certificate, applicants need a GED or high school diploma and to submit to a background check.

Of course, Stephen Strawn had his high school diploma. And, after a short wait, he passed the background check! Then, after a few weeks, the day finally arrived: his birth certificate came in the mail. With shaking hands, Strawn opened the envelope…