§ 2-105. Disclosure of information on background
(a) Before placing a minor for adoption, a parent or agency placing the minor shall provide
in writing to the prospective adoptive parent all of the following nonidentifying
information that is reasonably available from the parents, relatives, or guardian
of the minor; the agency; any person who has had physical custody of the minor for
30 days or more; or any person who has provided health, psychological, educational,
or similar services to the minor:
(1) a social and health history of the minor, including:
(A) date, time, and place of birth;
(B) first and middle name as given by the parent;
(C) current health history, including an account of the minor’s prenatal care, medical
condition at birth, any drug or medication taken by the minor’s mother during pregnancy;
(D) any subsequent medical, psychological, psychiatric, and dental information and diagnosis,
and a record of any immunizations and health care received while in foster or other
care;
(E) any physical, sexual, or emotional abuse known to have been experienced by the minor;
(F) enrollment and performance in school, results of educational testing, and any special
educational needs; and
(G) an account of the minor’s past and existing relationship with any relative, foster
parent, or other person with whom the minor has lived or visited on a regular basis;
(2) a social and health history of the minor’s parents and extended family, including:
(A) health and genetic history, including any known hereditary condition or disease, the
current health of each parent, a summary of the findings of any medical, psychological,
or psychiatric evaluation of each parent completed prior to placement, history of
use of drugs and alcohol, and if a parent is deceased, the cause of and the age at
death;
(B) racial, ethnic, and religious background, and general physical description;
(C) the levels and types of educational, vocational, athletic, artistic, or scientific
achievement or interests, including academic performance and diagnosed learning problems;
(D) the date of birth and sex of any other child of the parents and whether or not those
children have been removed from the parent’s custody or placed for adoption;
(E) the facts and circumstances related to the consent or relinquishment or termination
of parental rights; and
(F) any information necessary to determine the minor’s eligibility for State or federal
benefits, including financial, medical, or other assistance.
(b) Before the final hearing on a petition for adoption, a person or agency who placed
a minor for adoption shall provide to the prospective adoptive parent a supplemental
written report containing any information listed in subsection (a) of this section
which was unavailable before the minor was placed, but becomes reasonably available
after the placement.
(c) The Department shall prescribe forms designed to obtain specific information about
the minor and the minor’s family and shall provide these forms to any agency, attorney,
or certified placement intermediary.
(d) A report furnished under this section shall indicate who prepared the report and,
unless confidentiality has been waived, shall be edited by the person who prepared
the report to exclude the identity of any person who furnished information or about
whom information is reported.
(e) The adoptive parents shall file a copy of the report furnished under this section
in the Probate Division of the Superior Court when the petition for adoption is filed.
Upon finalization of an adoption, the Probate Division of the Superior Court shall
file a copy of the report with the adoption registry. (Added 1995, No. 161 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 238a, eff. Feb. 1, 2011; 2013, No. 96 (Adj. Sess.), § 73.)