Appendix B. Birth Parent(s) Legal Papers

• Author: Jeffrey Kasky; Robert Andrew Kasky
• Pages: 95-97

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APPENDIX

B

Birth Parent(s) Legal

Papers

The list below describes some of the information collected from and signed by the birth parents before the

baby is born and which may be filed with the initial court filing to notify the court of the circumstances

surrounding the proposed adoption:

• A disclosure form identifying the general rights of the birth parents under applicable state law

and a statement indicating that the birth parents have received such disclosure. This document,

known in Florida as the Adoption Disclosure Form, is the “bible” of the parties’ rights and should

be read and discussed very carefully.

• A genetic history and background information questionnaire detailing the background of the

birth mother (and, where known and available, the birth father), including the medical histo-

ries of all children, parents, brothers, sisters, grandparents, and other relatives. The information

gathered is intended to reveal to the prospective adoptive family the history of the birth parent(s)

from ethnic, racial, medical, educational, occupational, legal, and social perspectives. This will

also include information such as allergies, medical conditions, addictions, social, emotional, psy-

chiatric, and similar conditions. It may also include the goals of the birth parent(s), their reason

for contemplating adoption, recent employment, arrests, and other information which may be

helpful for the family to know as the child grows up.

• A disclosure as to whether the birth mother is married or was cohabiting at the time she became

pregnant and any and all details surrounding this issue should be documented. In this regard,

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