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  • A database where all foster, formal kinship and adoptive parent applicants must be registered as established by Act 160 of 2004.
  • A database where all foster, formal kinship and adoptive parent applicants must be registered as established by Act 160 of 2004.
  • Returning children to the physical custody of their parent(s) after placement.

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  • 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.
  • In Pennsylvania, a child with special needs is defined as a child who is free for adoption and meets at least one of these qualifying factors or conditions:
    • Physical, mental or emotional disability;
    • Genetic condition which indicates a high risk of developing a disability;
    • Member of a minority group;
    • Member of a sibling group; or
    • Five years of age or older.

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