The agency, Department of Children and Family Services, Court Supportive Services, Juvenile Division of the Circuit Court, or the Probation Officers of the Circuit Court involved in theadoption proceedings shall give in writing the following information, if known, to the adoptive parents not later than the date of placement with the petitioning adoptive parents:
age of biological parents;
their race, religion and ethnic background;
general physical appearance of biological parents;
their education, occupation, hobbies, interests and talents;
existence of any other children born to the biological parents;
information about biological grandparents; reason for emigrating into the United States, ifapplicable, and country of origin;
relationship between biologicalparents; and
detailed medical and mental health histories of the child, the biological parents, and their immediate relatives.
However, no information provided under this subsection shall disclose the name orlast known address of the biological parents, grandparents, the siblings of the biological parents, or any other relative of the adopted.
Any adoptee 18 years of age or over shall be given the information in subsection (a) upon request.
Any of the above available information for any adoptionproceedings completed before the effective date of this Act shall besupplied to the adoptive parents or an adoptee 18 years of age or overupon request.
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