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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 48', '§ 48', '§ 48', '§ 48', '§ 48', '§ 130', '§ 48']

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Citation: Gen. Stat. § 48-3-205 An individual or agency placing the minor, or the individual’s agent, must compile and provide to the prospective adoptive parent a written document containing the information described below about the child and the child’s birth family.
Citation: Gen. Stat. § 48-3-205
The information that must be provided includes the date of the birth of the child and the child’s weight at birth. In addition, the written document must include all reasonably available nonidentifying information about the health of the child that is relevant to the adoption decision or to the minor’s health and development. This health-related information shall include:
The child’s present state of physical and mental health
Health and genetic histories
Information concerning any history of emotional, physical, sexual, or substance abuse
An account of the prenatal and postnatal care received by the child
The ages of the birth parents in years at the time of the child’s birth
The heritage of the birth parents, including nationalities, ethnic backgrounds, and race
The education of the birth parents, including the number of years of school completed by the birth parents at the time of the child’s birth
The general physical appearances of the birth parents
In addition, the written document must include all reasonably available nonidentifying information about the health of the birth parents and other members of the birth parents’ families that is relevant to the adoption decision or to the child’s health and development. This health-related information shall include each individual’s:
Present state of physical and mental health
Citation: Gen. Stat. § 48-3-205 The information must be provided to the adoptive parent before the child is placed for adoption.
After the entry of a decree of adoption, the birth parents or previous adopted parents are relieved of all legal duties and obligations due from them to the adopted person and are divested of all rights with respect to the adopted person.However, neither an adoption by a stepparent nor a readoption pursuant to § 48-6-102 has any effect on the relationship between the child and the parent who is the stepparent’s spouse.
The testator had children living when the will was executed, and none of the testator’s children actually take under the will.
Citation: Gen. Stat. § 48-2-205
Citation: Gen. Stat. §§ 130A-108(b); 48-9-107(a) In the case of an adoptee born in a foreign country and residing in this State at the time of application, the State Registrar shall, upon the presentation of a certified copy of the original birth certificate from the country of birth and a certified copy of the final order of adoption, prepare a certificate of identification for the person.In the case of an adoptee born in a foreign country and readopted in this State, the State Registrar shall, upon receipt of a report of that adoption from the Division of Social Services, prepare a certificate of identification for that person. The certificate shall contain the same information required by § 48-9-107(a) for persons adopted in this State, except the country of birth shall be specified in lieu of the State of birth.