Rosie, Most court papers are deposited with PRONI in Belfast. So that is your first port of call. Northern Ireland has only had formal adoption law since 1927 so though you haven’t given a date, the adoption must have been since then. Adoption papers for Co. Tyrone are held in PRONI under the series reference TYR/2. They start in 1931 but are closed to the general public (for personal privacy reasons).
You can make a Freedom of Information request to access a particular file, and if PRONI are able to approve that, then you may get to see the records or possibly certain redacted parts. To make an FOI request, you simply e-mail PRONI with the details. I imagine they will want proof of your connection to the adopted person, and there may be other rules. There is a further obstacle at the moment which is that because the NI Assembly isn’t functioning, PRONI have decided that they don't have the necessary statutory authority to approve some FOI requests. That’s being challenged in the courts by a Judicial Review but in the meantime a lot of FOI requests are on hold. Elwyn On 27/05/2019, Rosie Evans via CoTyroneList <cotyronelist@cotyroneireland.com> wrote: >>> Hello > >>> I am searching for court documents regarding the step parent adoption of >>> my grandmother. The County Court, County of Tyrone, Division of Dungannon >>> is where the adoption order was granted. >>> >>> Could you tell me if the court still exists and how I contact them >>> please? >>> >>> Kind regards, > >>> Rosie Evans > _______________________________________________ CoTyroneList Mailing List Mailing List Email Address: CoTyroneList@cotyroneireland.com Change Your Preferences: http://mail.cotyroneireland.com/mailman/listinfo/cotyronelist_cotyroneireland.com Mailing List Archive: https://goo.gl/mQCKrY
