I know a similar case in Ohio, via the Ohio reunion registry, but it was caught early on when the “father” and “son” immediately realized they were not who the state claimed they were. Both complained to the State. Vital Stats then had the gall to send a form letter (does this happen a lot?) asking for the return of the documents that had been sent to the “father” and “son” claiming they held them illegally They didn’t. Instead the “father” paid for a very successful search of his “son’s” first family which in turn showed up more of the state’s incompetency. I believe the “father” found his own son, too, through a paid search. There was talk of a lawsuit, but I don’t know what happened.

How does anybody know they are correctly “reunited” without an obc? Some people go on to have a DNA test to verify, but that’s a personal decision and has nothing to do with state withholding evidence.

I’m sure there are a fair amount of mis-matches. We just don’t hear about them.