Social History Information

The term includes, but is not limited to the following: information about the adoptee and birth relatives of the adoptee, including economic, cultural and ethnic information; a developmental history of the adoptee, including the circumstances at birth, early development and subsequent age-appropriate task development; the social experiences of the adoptee, including abuse and neglect, out-of-home care and patterns of interpersonal relationships; the educational experiences of the adoptee, including the name of schools attended and dates of enrollment, academic performance, extracurricular activities and special interests; the current functioning of the adoptee, including behavioral patterns and relationships; the circumstances surrounding the adoption.

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