Linda Munley Register of Wills Lackawanna County Courthouse 200 North Washington Avenue Scranton, PA 18503 Phone: 570-963-6702 Fax: 570-963-6377 (This is the “form” letter received in response to request for information.) It is my understanding that you are interested in learning information regarding your biological parents. Lackawanna County Orphans’ Court has established procedures to handle such requests. The following outlines those procedures. If you file a petition and the Court approves it, you are entitled to non-identifying information (e.g., nationality, religion etc.) from the file, provided it is available in the file. If you are interested in receiving this information, please fill out the enclosed PETITION FOR RELEASE OF LIMITED INFORMATION and mail it with a check for $50.00 made payable to “Clerk of Orphans’ Court.” In addition, if you wish to initiate a search for the birthparents to obtain their consent to release their identity, the PETION FOR RELEASE OF IDENTIFYING INFORMATION must be completed and filed. The fee for this service is $150.00. If you are requesting release of both Limited and Identifying Information complete both petitions and forward with a check in the amount of $150.00 to “Clerk of the Orphans’ Court.” Please understand that legal obligations of confidentiality prevent me from doing anything other than what has already been stated. Please feel free to call if you have any questions regarding the petitions or the procedure. Sincerely, Linda Munley Register of Wills Enclosed was a: Petition for Release of Limited Information Petition for release of Identifying Information Consent to disclose information (filed by birthparent) Information about the Pennsylvania Adoption Medical History Registry