An Arizona Motion to Open an Adoption Record is a legal document used to request access to sealed adoption records. This motion is typically granted as part of a court case involving the adoption of a child and is used to help establish legal relationships between the child and their adoptive parents. There are two types of Arizona Motions to Open an Adoption Record: a Motion to Open an Original Adoption Record and a Motion to Open an Amended Adoption Record. The Motion to Open an Original Adoption Record is used to open the original adoption record and typically requires the adoption to have occurred in Arizona. The Motion to Open an Amended Adoption Record is used to open an amended record, which includes any changes made to the original adoption record. Both types of motions require the filing of a petition with the court and can take several months to complete.