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Adoption is the legal act of permanently placing a child with a parent or parents other than the birth parents. Whether you are looking to adopt, putting your child up for adoption, parenting an adopted child, or just thinking about it, this is the place to discuss.
Does anyone know what kind of emphasis is put on the physical examination that is required for the initial paperwork? I met with the counselor quite a while ago to start the adoption process. Since recieving the paperwork, I've been having serious enough back problems that I have been unable to work for the past month and a half and have spent a great deal of time in and out of doctor offices trying to find and fix the problem. Should I continue to stall putting in my paperwork until my back issues have been resolved? Would our application be denied at this time because of this? I am appehensive about saying anything to the counselor.
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I'm not sure what type of adoption you are looking into. I would think that private infant adoptions would be more strict about your physical health. But for state adoptions or adoptions from foster care they tend to be a little more forgiving. As long as you have people around you who can help you and support you if you ever have a problem they won't hold any kind of disability or illness against you. Good Luck.
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when my parents adopted me, we all had to have just regular physical examinations. they also tested them for STDs, HIV, TB.
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Thank you for your responses. I just wonder if I should continue the process in the midst of this current (hopefully temporary) health issue.
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First of all, i want to say that I'm sorry to hear that you are suffering so much with your back. My opinion on this one comes from my experience. I would avoid hiding things from them because if they find out, it will be worse than if you did tell them. What I did is minimize my problem as much as I could, and all went well. Good luck to you!
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