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STATE OF VERMONT
SUPERIOR COURT
PROBATE DIVISION
Unit
Docket No.
In re Adoption of :
INFORMATION ABOUT BIRTH FAMILY
Each Birth Parent should complete a separate form.
Today's Date: ____________________________
Name of person completing form: ______________________________________
If not parent, relationship to parent: ______________________________________
Child's Full Name: ______________________________________
Date of Birth: _____________________________ Time of Birth: ____________________________
Place of Birth (town, state, country): _____________________________________________________________
BIRTH PARENT BACKGROUND
Parent’s Full Name (first, middle, last): ___________________________________________________________________
Maiden or previous name(s), if applicable: __________________________________________________
Date of Birth: __________________ Place of Birth: _____________________________________
Social Security Number: ______________ Driver’s License Number: ______________ State: ______
Race: _____________________________ Ethnic Background: _________________________________
If you attend religious services, what kind? __________________________________________________
Physical Address Mailing Address
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Please provide the name and address of a person who is likely to know where you are if you move:
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PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Height: _____________ Weight: _____________ Complexion: ______________
Hair Color: __________ Eye Color: ___________ General Build: ____________
PERSONAL BACKGROUND
Where did you grow up? ____________________________________________________________
What is the highest grade you have completed? ________ How did you do in school? __________
What were your favorite subjects? ____________________________________________________
If you had learning problems in school, what were they? ________________________________
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If you have had other training, what kind? _______________________________________________
What kind of jobs have you had? ______________________________________________________
Present occupation: ________________________________________________________________
Briefly describe your personality:
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What are your interests and talents? (examples of talents: artistic, mechanical, athletic, like science, musical, etc.)
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Have you been in the military? Yes No
If Yes, what branch? ____________________
What was your rank and serial number? __________________________________________________
What are your plans for the future?
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BIRTH PARENT'S FAMILY
Your mother’s name (first, middle, maiden): _____________________________________________________
Height: _____________ Weight: _____________ Age: __________ Race: _________
Hair Color: __________ Eye Color: ___________ General Build: _______________________
General Health: ______________________________________________________________________
Level of Education: ___________________________ Occupation: _________________________
Is she aware of the birth of this child? Yes No
If deceased, age and cause of death: _____________________________________________________
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BIRTH PARENT'S FAMILY (continued)
Your father’s name): _____________________________________________________________________
Height: _____________ Weight: _____________ Age: ___________ Race: _________
Hair Color: __________ Eye Color: ___________ General Build: _______________________
General Health: ______________________________________________________________________
Level of Education: ___________________________ Occupation: _________________________
Is he aware of the birth of this child? Yes No
If deceased, age and cause of death: _____________________________________________________
BROTHERS AND SISTERS
Full Name
Date of Birth
Last Grade
Completed
Occupation
MARRIAGES
Name of Spouse
Year Married
Year Divorced
BROTHERS AND SISTERS OF YOUR CHILD (Include brothers and sisters living at home or elsewhere including children who
were adopted, step-brothers and sisters and any children who may have lived in the child's home for an extended period of time.)
Full Name
Date of Birth
Relationship
to Child
Who is Caring for
this Child?
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Does your child have a relationship with these brothers and sisters? Please describe.
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PREGNANCY (for birthmothers only)
In what month did you begin pre-natal care? ___________________
Did you drink alcohol during this pregnancy? When during your pregnancy? How much at one time and
how often?
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What prescription drugs, over-the-counter medications or street drugs did you take during your
pregnancy? What kind, how often, and when during the pregnancy?
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Did you smoke? If so, how much? ____
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Did you have any special problems during pregnancy? (for example: high blood pressure, diabetes,
excessive bleeding, kidney or bladder infections, German or Three Day Measles, operations, convulsions,
x-rays, sexually transmitted diseases or others):____________________
At what age did you get your period?
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YOUR CHILD’S HISTORY
Where was your child born? ______
Was this child born earlier or later than expected? Earlier Later
If so, how much earlier or later? ________________ How long was your labor? _____________
If drugs were used during your labor, what kind? _________________________________________
Were forceps used? Yes No
If you had a Caesarian Section (C-section), why? __________________________________________
If your child had any problems during the labor or soon after birth, please describe:
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What was your child’s birth weight? _______________ Birth length: ______________
Did your child have special problems at birth? Please describe:
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What is the name and address of your child’s doctor?
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FOR CHILDREN WHO ARE NOT NEWBORNS
Who has your child’s immunization records? _____
What illnesses has your child had?
Chicken Pox Bladder or Kidney Infection Mumps
Ear infections Whooping Cough Hepatitis
Frequent nausea or vomiting Meningitis Red Measles
Frequent diarrhea or constipation Sore throat Allergies
Seizures or convulsions Headaches Dizziness
Rash/Skin problems Asthma Hay Fever
Broken bones Fainting Dental cavities
Pneumonia Frequent swollen glands Rheumatic Fever
Trouble urinating Frequent bruises or bleeding Hospitalizations
Major operations, illnesses or accidents Anemia
If you checked any of the above, please describe:
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If your child has special educational needs, what are they?
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If your child has been formally evaluated for any special problems, what was the evaluation for?
Medical problem Dental or orthodontic
Learning/school problems Emotional disturbance or mental illness
Other: what kind? ______________________________________________________________
If so, you may be asked to sign releases so that copies of the evaluations can be obtained.
Has your child been abused or neglected in the past?
Physical abuse Emotional or verbal abuse
Sexual abuse Neglect
If so, you may be asked to provide more information about the abuse or neglect.
If your child has ever lived with relatives, foster parents or other place away from home, please describe:
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FAMILY MEDICAL HISTORY
Instructions:
If you have any of the problems listed below, or have had any problem in the past, please place a check in
the box. If another family member has had the problem, place a check in the box and then list that
person’s relationship to you (examples: aunt, brother, grandmother). If you have more information about
the particular problem, please provide it at the end of this section.
Acne or pimples Myself Other family member: _______________
HIV infection or AIDS Myself Other family member: _______________
Alcohol Abuse Myself Other family member: _______________
Allergy to Food Myself Other family member: _______________
What kind? ____________________________________________________________________
Allergy to Other Things Myself Other family member: _______________
What kind? ____________________________________________________________________
Alzheimer’s Myself Other family member: _______________
Anemia Myself Other family member: _______________
Anencephaly Myself Other family member: _______________
(born with no brain)
Arthritis Myself Other family member: _______________
Where? ____________________________________________________________________
Bedwetting Myself Other family member: _______________
Bipolar illness Myself Other family member: _______________
(manic depression)
Birth defects Myself Other family member: _______________
What kind? ____________________________________________________________________
Blindness or very poor sight Myself Other family member: _______________
Braces on teeth Myself Other family member: _______________
Breast cancer Myself Other family member: _______________
Bronchitis Myself Other family member: _______________
Hodgkin’s Disease Myself Other family member: _______________
Cancer Myself Other family member: _______________
What kind? ____________________________________________________________________
Chlamydia Myself Other family member: _______________
Cleft lip or palate Myself Other family member: _______________
Club foot Myself Other family member: _______________
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Colitis Myself Other family member: _______________
Color blindness Myself Other family member: _______________
Cystic Fibrosis Myself Other family member: _______________
Dental Problems Myself Other family member: _______________
What kind? ____________________________________________________________________
Deafness/hearing problems Myself Other family member: _______________
Diabetes in childhood Myself Other family member: _______________
Diabetes adulthood onset Myself Other family member: _______________
Down’s Syndrome Myself Other family member: _______________
Drug Abuse Myself Other family member: _______________
Dwarfism/very short height Myself Other family member: _______________
Ear infections Myself Other family member: _______________
Eczema Myself Other family member: _______________
Emphysema Myself Other family member: _______________
Epilepsy or seizures Myself Other family member: _______________
Eye problems Myself Other family member: _______________
Genital Warts Myself Other family member: _______________
Very tall height Myself Other family member: _______________
Glasses Myself Other family member: _______________
What kind? ____________________________________________________________________
Glaucoma Myself Other family member: _______________
Gynecological Problems Myself Other family member: _______________
(female)
What kind? ____________________________________________________________________
Gonorrhea Myself Other family member: _______________
Headaches or migraines Myself Other family member: _______________
Heart attack/heart problems Myself Other family member: _______________
Hemochromatosis Myself Other family member: _______________
Hemophilia or bleeding Myself Other family member: _______________
Hepatitis Myself Other family member: _______________
Herpes Myself Other family member: _______________
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Hives Myself Other family member: _______________
High blood pressure Myself Other family member: _______________
Huntington’s Chorea Myself Other family member: _______________
Infertility/difficulty getting pregnant
Myself Other family member: _______________
Jaundice or yellow skin Myself Other family member: _______________
Kidney disease Myself Other family member: _______________
Learning problems or disabilities
Myself Other family member: _______________
Left handed Myself Other family member: _______________
Liver disease Myself Other family member: _______________
Lung problem Myself Other family member: _______________
Lupus Myself Other family member: _______________
Mental illness Myself Other family member: _______________
What kind? ____________________________________________________________________
Miscarriages Myself Other family member: _______________
Muscular Dystrophy Myself Other family member: _______________
Obesity/significant overweight
Myself Other family member: _______________
Osteoporosis Myself Other family member: _______________
Paralysis Myself Other family member: _______________
Phenylketonuria (PKU) Myself Other family member: _______________
Rectal or intestinal polyps Myself Other family member: _______________
Rheumatic fever Myself Other family member: _______________
Schizophrenia Myself Other family member: _______________
Serious depression Myself Other family member: _______________
Sickle cell anemia Myself Other family member: _______________
Skin disease Myself Other family member: _______________
Spina bifida Myself Other family member: _______________
Speech problems Myself Other family member: _______________
What kind? ____________________________________________________________________
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Still births Myself Other family member: _______________
Stomach problems Myself Other family member: _______________
What kind? ____________________________________________________________________
Strokes Myself Other family member: _______________
Suicide/suicide attempt Myself Other family member: _______________
Surgery Myself Other family member: _______________
What kind? ____________________________________________________________________
Syphilis Myself Other family member: _______________
Sachs Disease Myself Other family member: _______________
Thalassemia Myself Other family member: _______________
Thyroid problems Myself Other family member: _______________
Twins or multiple births Myself Other family member: _______________
Ulcers Myself Other family member: _______________
Varicose veins Myself Other family member: _______________
Wilson’s Disease Myself Other family member: _______________
Other: ____________________________________________________________________
Have you ever had a formal evaluation for medical, mental health or educational reasons?
Yes No
Please explain:
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ADOPTION PLANS FOR YOUR CHILD
What led to your decision to plan adoption for your child?
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