From the Massachusetts Department of Public Health:
Eligibility: You are able to apply for a copy of a birth record established prior to an adoption (without first obtaining a court order) if you are:
- An adult adoptee (18 years or older) who was born in Massachusetts.
- An adult child (18 years or older) of a deceased parent who was an adoptee born in Massachusetts.
- The parent or legal guardian of a child (under 18 years of age) whose deceased parent was an adoptee born in Massachusetts.
- The adoptive parent of a child (under 18 years of age) born in Massachusetts.