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Wrongful Adoption Lawsuits

In recent times, adoptive parents have been successful in suing state and private agencies for placing children with known mental and physical disabilities, the existence of which was purposely withheld from the parents. All states have enacted laws requiring or allowing pertinent medical information concerning the adopted child to be released to the prospective parents.