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Report of intention to adopt - 23 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 2531

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     § 2531.  Report of intention to adopt.
        (a)  General rule.--Every person now having or hereafter
     receiving or retaining custody or physical care of any child for
     the purpose or with the intention of adopting a child under the
     age of 18 years shall report to the court in which the petition
     for adoption will be filed.
        (b)  Contents.--The report shall set forth:
            (1)  The circumstances surrounding the persons receiving
        or retaining custody or physical care of the child, including
        the date upon which a preplacement investigation was
        concluded.
            (2)  The name, sex, racial background, age, date and
        place of birth and religious affiliation of the child.
            (3)  The name and address of the intermediary.
            (4)  An itemized accounting of moneys and consideration
        paid or to be paid to the intermediary.
            (5)  Whether the parent or parents whose parental rights
        are to be terminated have received counseling with respect to
        the termination and the alternatives thereto. If so, the
        report shall state the dates on which the counseling was
        provided and the name and address of the counselor or agency
        which provided the counseling.
            (6)  The name, address and signature of the person or
        persons making the report. Immediately above the signature of
        the person or persons intending to adopt the child shall
        appear the following statement:
                I acknowledge that I have been advised or know and
            understand that the birth father or putative father may
            revoke the consent to the adoption of this child within
            30 days after the later of the birth of the child or the
            date he has executed the consent to an adoption and that
            the birth mother may revoke the consent to an adoption of
            this child within 30 days after the date she has executed
            the consent.
            (7)  A copy of the preplacement report prepared pursuant
        to section 2530 (relating to home study and preplacement
        report).
     When a person receives or retains custody or physical care of a
     child from an agency, the report shall set forth only the name
     and address of the agency, the circumstances surrounding such
     person receiving or retaining custody or physical care of the
     child and a copy of the preplacement report prepared pursuant to
     section 2530.
        (c)  When report not required.--No report shall be required
     when the child is the child, grandchild, stepchild, brother or
     sister of the whole or half blood, or niece or nephew by blood,
     marriage or adoption of the person receiving or retaining
     custody or physical care.
     (June 23, 1982, P.L.617, No.174, eff. 60 days; May 21, 1992,
     P.L.228, No.34, eff. 60 days; Mar. 24, 2004, P.L.159, No.21,
     eff. 60 days)

        2004 Amendment.  Act 21 amended subsec. (b)(6). Section 2 of
     Act 21 provided that the amendment of subsec. (b)(6) shall apply
     to adoptions which are initiated on or after the effective date
     of section 2.
        1992 Amendment.  Act 34 amended subsec. (b).
        Cross References.  Section 2531 is referred to in sections
     2302, 2502, 2505, 2512, 2532, 2535, 2701, 2905 of this title.

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