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Provide Adoptive Parents With Written Disclosure of Background and Health Information

Provide Adoptive Parents With Written Disclosure of Background and Health Information. Disclosure should be made in writing prior to a child's placement for adoption. One adoption expert suggests agencies should have both prospective adoptive parents (if a couple) sign reports documenting a child's health and background information in the presence of two agency personnel. One copy of the report should go to the parents, one to the agency, and one to the court file to document the disclosure.12 Whenever possible, agencies should provide actual copies of reports, assessments, or other documents, rather than summarizing the material. Errors in transcription can alter the meaning and leave the agency open to liability due to negligence

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	Most adoptive parents are two parent families Most adoptive parents are two parent families aged 31 to 40. A growing number of parents are aged 41 to 49. Most parents attended or completed college. Children can be adopted from other countries Adopting children from all over the world has become something U.S. residents and citizens have been doing more and more when starting or expanding their families. Over 20,000 inter-country adoptions are taking place per year in addition to the more than Adoption assistance is available Monthly or one-time only subsidy payments to help adoptive parents raise children with special needs. These payments were initially made possible by the enactment of the Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980 (P.L. 96-272) which provided Federa