Colorado § 19-5.5-303 - General adoption information.
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§ 19-5.5-303. General adoption information.
(1) Within a reasonable time before a child placement agency places a child for adoption with a prospective adoptive parent, the child placement agency must provide or cause to be provided to the prospective adoptive parent general adoption information. The information must address:
(a) Possible physical, mental, emotional, and behavioral issues concerning:
(I) Identity, loss, and trauma that a child may experience before, during, or after adoption; and
(II) A child leaving familiar ties and surroundings;
(b) The effect that the access to resources, including health insurance, may have on the ability of an adoptive parent to meet the needs of a child;
(c) Causes of disruption of an adoptive placement or dissolution of an adoption and resources available to help avoid disruption or dissolution; and
(d) Prohibitions under sections 19-5.5-203 and 19-5.5-205.
Source: L. 2023: Entire article added, (HB 23-1157), ch. 86, p. 303, § 1, effective April 17.
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Section 19-5.5-303 ("General adoption information.") is part of the Colorado Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Colorado. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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