The department or the child placing agency must provide a
nonidentifying report on the birth parent(s) that includes any known and
available social and medical information on the child's birth parent(s) in
accordance with
RCW
26.33.380. This information regarding the
birth parent(s) must include but is not limited to:
(1) First names only;
(2) Current age of parent(s);
(3) Heritage, including nationality, ethnic
background, and race;
(4) General
physical appearance, including height, weight, color of hair, eyes, and skin or
other information of a similar nature;
(5) Education, including the number of years
of school completed at the time of the adoption, and school report (if still
attending), but not the name or location of the school;
(6) Religion or religious heritage;
(7) Occupation, but no specific titles or
places of employment;
(8) Talents,
hobbies, and special interests;
(9)
Family history and circumstances leading to the adoption;
(10) Medical and genetic history including:
(a) Available psychiatric, psychological, and
substance abuse reports;
(b)
Available medical history including any acute or chronic conditions;
(c) Available medical history of the birth
and pregnancy, including any known substance abuse by the birth mother while
pregnant.
(11) First
names other children of birth parents by age and sex;
(12) Available medical histories of other
children;
(13) Extended family of
birth parents by age and sex;
(14)
Medical histories of extended family members, if known;
(15) The fact of the death, age at death, and
cause, if known, of a birth parent;
(16) Photographs of child and birth family,
if available; and
(17) Name of
agency or individual that facilitated the adoption.
