Dr. b'. A. Davie, $a$2 ,. . Subsection 26 of Rule ,47a, Article 4477, Vernonts Anno- .Y tated Civil Statutes, read6 in.part aa follows: byrov~ded~further'upon entry of fioal ordar of

a&option the Tudee or Clerk of Court shall notify the 33gistrar of Vital Btati5ticS in State D6pQd,- ment of Balth of action taken, giving the name8 and addresses of the natural parents if known or of the ohil&*s next kin, the date, of birth an8 name of such child .before and after adoption on& the name and addrcsaes of foster parents, Said re&atrar of stntlrctios shall likewise be notified of.-any vital subsequent revocation of such .orCer of &option or any~annulment of adoption. Copies of all reports of adoptions and reports of revooatiod of order of adoptXon an&.of an.nul&ents ahall within thirty (30)~ days; after suoh order be mailed tom the registrar of vital statietics of the State Department of Eealth.

Upcn receipt of oopy of anyfinol:order of aaoptlon, the State aegistrar of Vital~Statiatios shall cause " to te made a reoora of the birth in the new name or ', names, ~of theaaopting parent5 ore parent; .Eo shall .then cause to beg sealed and ff&ed.the origIna certificate of birth, ~‘if a&?/with t&j adoption. ‘, deoree of ‘ithe G&u?t &II& ‘such.‘sealed’paokege.~meg.,be (~ opened only upon order; or a Court’ ‘oft reoorb. ~Upon receipt ~0P oopy of annul5ent or acoption sai& Regicctrar Of'Vital Ststistics :shall restore.the original nama of the ohild end. the- names of hfs .natural pa,renta ,or, parent to the record of birth of suoh ohild. Provided furtherthst adoption' made under existing law prior to the peasage .of this Act, nay be regiateqd with .the IWreau of Vital statistics upon @iorn application of either edoptive p&rent or guardian of the adopted chflb,

show the names ah8 addresses of the natural parents if known, orof the chlld's,ne.xt kin, the date of birth and the name of such child before end after edoption, the naues and addresses of foster pasents, together with proof of adoption, 'eithsr by certified copy of the record of the affidavit of adoption,.ox!

the .Court order of a&option,

*ypqn the a&option of sa$d~ chila the State De&is- trar shall notify the 'Locnl iLegi6trcr Of tnat'adogtion, an& shall forwrd to the Local ;'ree;ietrar a copy OP the shovil.r~~ the n%zcs of the pcrcntc by birth certlficete adoption;, p-ovi&oa that n3 stai;<j;;l;'L i); tiie acaption shall appear On .thct XecGSd. 'ihe iocol ;:t&atrar *3 t0 the State~iZe&3trar, or shall can- bsall retWn c,el the ocrtifioats of the natural birth or said child* and shall substittite ,in its place a cortifi- actte fOmq8r8eb him by the State %cyistrar.*

0~ opinion No. 0~4631 reads in part as follovfst

.TIa our,opinion, when the Gtate Xeegiatrar re- c%ives an, adoption deoree, .h% shkld Slle a ocrtifioate of the birth in th8,new IlaB or flaixas OS the adopting parent or pesento in which th%w is 110 ctatcmnt of the adoption, 8s required in Subdivision 26 or mle 47a, bet he nhould not ~amit.an aiwidzent to b% ettaohell' rrnder said conditioti to the original oertificate, 'a8 ., provid%d~SOr ins Bti8 %s.~:

III view of-th& fOregOtig’i’& ie'our'opinion'~hat y& are snot ', .' ..~'&cd to rewrite the birth ce'rtilioatea of adooted cNl.dren %2*rt~ ware filed in compliahce witch Opinitin So. O-&S2 (shioh ~ha& :SUI overruled and nithdrewz); .unlese reqwwt therefor is made’ by ::a propa psrtieq.~ ,‘If and,uhen oudh request ^[15] sede by the r:;rFtive parents or other proper' jaartiee, it is-01.12' opinion that .: !~a should rewrite t&erae~:reoords &O. a8 to ehow that,ths adoptive .: ;stsats arcth8 parents of said ahilc&wn. In otqeer worda, the im ocrt*ficate, i.naofaP ae.*t ruiates so the adoptive parents, ?:auld be pvpatid.in thhe~sam~nanner a8 you noWpx&are birth crrrifitiates.wxder the &CoQi#iOarJ c)S 'Blrbaeo,tions 1. to 26, inclll- 4ItC, OS Rule 4Y?a.‘r Art. ,!I&‘/'?; V..’ ,I;.' C. 3. Going a.liW3.e SuPthor,: n do not thInkthat the wo2d'~"natura&~ should, be ased before _ 1, ~L;r mm of the'sather, mth8r~or uhild.

':,, .qp%%.&J,J, &f J., 0. Davii3, Jr. Aonistant ,, .