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• Alabama
  *A crime that involves the physical or mental injury or [[maltreatment]] of a child, the elderly, or an individ *Serious intentional physical injury or death of any person, including murder, manslaughter, assault, rec
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• Who Am I? Where Am I Going?
  ...ed a reputation as a difficult and trying period for children and parents. Physical growth changes the person from a child to an adult, in preparation for proc ...gn, biracial, and other cross-cultural adoptees (as well as teenagers with physical or emotional disabilities) have additional challenges. They may suffer more
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• Who Can Adopt from Algeria
  ...erian nationality, and supply medical certificates showing s/he is in good physical and mental health. In addition, s/he has to be a person of integrity, capab
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• Alaska
  *The applicant has a physical health problem or behavioral health problem that poses a significant risk t *The individual has a physical health problem or behavioral health problem that poses a significant risk t
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• How to Adopt from Armenia
  ...ents|adoptive parents]] wish to consult a pediatrician for a more complete physical exam, or for any health problems, the Embassy can provide a current list of
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• Andorra and the Hague Convention
  ...e [[Adoptive Parent|adoptive parent]] must complete two years of legal and physical [[custody]] in [[Andorra]] with the child. USCIS determines whether a child
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• Arizona
  ...e a financial statement and a physician’s statement of the applicant’s physical health. An investigation of the prospective [[Adoptive Parents|adoptive par *Physical and mental health conditions of the applicant
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• Arkansas
  ...ence, including rape, sexual assault, or homicide, but not including other physical assault or battery *Physical assault, battery, or a drug-related offense if the offense was committed wi
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• California
  *Endangering a child or causing or permitting a child to suffer physical pain, mental suffering, or injury ...ence, including rape, sexual assault, or homicide, but not including other physical assault and battery
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• Adoption Certification
  ...heir state to become certified to adopt in advance of being able to obtain physical custody of a child for the purpose of adoption. This advance certification
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• Adoption Subsidy (Glossary)
  ...s part of the adoption, such as adoption fees, court costs, attorney fees, physical and psychological examinations, home studies and other expenses related to
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• Adoption (Glossary)
  ...for the care and supervision of the child, its nurturing and training, its physical and emotional health, and its financial support.
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• Alcohol-Related Birth Defects
  '''Alcohol-Related Birth Defects''': Physical or cognitive deficits, which can range form mild to severe, that a child ex
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• Child Abuse (Glossary)
  .... This legislation also defines what acts will be considered to constitute physical or [[Sexual Abuse|sexual abuse]] of a child.
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• Child Neglect (Glossary)
  ...nt of a child, or the creation of an imminent risk of the death or serious physical or emotional harm, or [[Sexual Abuse|sexual abuse]] of a child. The term "[
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• Colorado
  *Any felony involving physical assault, battery, or a drug-related offense within the preceding 5 years *Any felony physical assault or battery conviction or felony drug-related conviction within the
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• Connecticut
  *Subjected the child to sexual molestation and exploitation, severe physical [[abuse]], or a pattern of [[abuse]] ...as inflicted [[Sexual Abuse|sexual abuse]], sexual exploitation, or severe physical [[abuse]] on the child or has engaged in a pattern of [[abuse]] of the chil
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• Delaware
  *A child has suffered unexplained serious physical injury, near death, or death that resulted from the intentional or reckless *Physical assault, battery, and drug-related offenses committed within the past 5 yea
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• Who Can Adopt from Angola
  Prospective [[Adoptive Parent|adoptive parent]](s) must be in good physical and mental health, and financially capable of supporting and providing an e
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• How to Adopt from Angola
  :::# Medical exam attesting good physical and mental health
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• Belize and the Hague Convention
  ...manent residents or U.S. citizens after completion of a two year period of physical and [[Legal Custody|legal custody]] abroad by either filing an I-130 visa p
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• How to Adopt from Belize
  :::8. If the minor has a physical or mental disability, a notarized statement will be required from the prosp
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• Preschool: Communication About Adoption
  ...ies and illnesses. Here are some things you can do to build your child’s physical comfort level and emotional security: The preschool years are when children become aware of physical and cultural differences. They can also learn some basics about the differe
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• Preschool: Adoption and Child Development
  ...their child’s prior experiences, as well as their individual mental and physical capacity, might affect their development. Many children will catch up devel Poor prenatal care or nutrition can harm a child’s physical or mental development. Prenatal exposure to alcohol or drugs my damage a ch
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• How to Adopt from Botswana
  '''Physical Address:'''
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• Adopting from Botswana
  Physical Address:
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• Teenage Years: Understanding Teenage Development and the Impact of Adoption
  ...e mid-teen years many adolescents look like young adults. Do not let their physical stature and sexual development fool you! Teenagers are still primarily chil ...these relationships are short term. Older teens start to move beyond mere physical attraction to form more intimate emotional relationships. Those who are als
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• Bipolar Disorder: Diagnosis
  When getting a diagnosis, a doctor or health care provider should conduct a physical examination, an interview, and lab tests. Currently, [[Bipolar Disorder|bip ...d disease, migraine headaches, heart disease, diabetes, obesity, and other physical illnesses. These illnesses may cause symptoms of mania or depression. They
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• Bipolar Disorder: Living With
  ...rained relationships with people who may not understand the situation, and physical and mental exhaustion.
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• How to Adopt from Chile
  ::::4. Physical and psychological exams demonstrating the well-being of the parents;
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• How to Adopt from China
  ...CCCWA, including any preferences you may have about the child's age, sex, physical/medical condition, or region of origin within [[China]]. This application p
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• Adopting from China
  Physical Address: 5th Floor, Tian Yu Garden (II phase), 136-142 Lin He Zhong Road, T
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• How to Adopt from Colombia
  ...nd psychological study of the prospective adoptive family that establishes physical, mental, moral and social capacity. The [[Home Study|home study]] required
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• Who Can Adopt from Denmark
  The physical and psychological health of the applicants must meet certain criteria. The
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• Dominican Republic and the Hague Convention
  ...iary in the Court of Children and Adolescents, responsible for the child's physical locality, completes the judicial phase.
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• How to Adopt from Ecuador
  :::::8. Certificate of physical and mental health of prospective [[Adoptive Parent|adoptive parent]](s); an
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• El Salvador and the Hague Convention
  ...y Salvadoran law to [[adopt]] domestically, plus the required two years of physical and [[Legal Custody|legal custody]] of the child in order to file an I-130
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• Adoption Assistance for Children Adopted From Foster Care: State Adoption Assistance
  ...o direct payments to the adoptive family in order to help meet the special physical, mental, or emotional needs of the child.
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• Tourette’s Syndrome: Other Concerns and Conditions
  ...al aggression include extreme yelling, screaming, and cursing. Examples of physical aggression include extreme shoving, kicking, hitting, biting, and throwing
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• Georgia
  ...ed, and the continued deprivation will cause or is likely to cause serious physical, mental, emotional, or moral harm to the child. *The parent is unable to provide adequately for the physical, mental, emotional, or moral condition and needs of the child due to:
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• How to Adopt from Greece
  ...hat priority is given to persons willing to [[adopt]] a child with special physical or psychological needs. If the petition is approved, the case file is forw
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• Who Can Adopt from Grenada
  ...ent and domiciled in [[Grenada]]. The child must also be in the continuous physical care of the applicant for at least three consecutive months immediately pre
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• Maltreatment Statistics
  ...o act on the part of a parent or caretaker which results in death, serious physical or emotional harm, [[Sexual Abuse|sexual abuse]] or exploitation; or an act Most states recognize four major types of [[maltreatment]]: [[neglect]], physical [[abuse]], psychological [[maltreatment]], and [[Sexual Abuse|sexual abuse]
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• Adoption Disruption and Dissolution Statistics
  Children with physical disabilities and emotional or behavioral problems had a higher risk for [[d
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• How to Adopt from Hong Kong S.A.R.
  ...[[Adoptive Parents|adoptive parents]] may have about the child's age, sex, physical/medical condition, or region of origin within Hong Kong. The application pa ...U.S. engaging in adoptions submit notarized [[Home Study|home study]] and physical exam reports in [[adoption]] cases.) '''NOTE:''' Additional documents may b
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• Who Can Adopt from Hong Kong S.A.R.
  Prospective [[Adoptive Parents|adoptive parents]] should be in good physical and mental health.
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• Adopting from Iran
  ...ly, Iranian authorities will perform periodic checks to ensure the child's physical and mental well-being. ...ected by the prospective [[Adoptive Parents|adoptive parents]]. Mental and physical health certificates for the child are issued by a Specialist. At the end of
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• Adopting from Israel
  ...below, as prospective [[Adoptive Parents|adoptive parents]] must undergo a physical examination and submit a medical report.
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• Adopting from Jamaica
  ...fees for adoptions. However, each child is required to have an extensive physical before the child is found eligible for [[adoption]] by the [[Adoption]] Boa
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• Adopting from Japan
  ...mmigrant visa in the category IR-2, if the child has been in the legal and physical [[custody]] of the adoptive U.S. citizen parent(s) for at least two years,
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• Adopting from Kazakhstan
  ...based on the prospective parents’ application. The process requires the physical presence of the prospective [[Adoptive Parents|adoptive parents]], guardian
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• Adopting from Latvia
  ...re the child’s 16th birthday and that he/she has lived in your legal and physical [[custody]] outside the United States for at least two years. Please see us
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• Adopting from Madagascar
  ...ust possess good moral character and demonstrate the means to care for the physical and educational needs of the child.
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• Adopting from Malawi
  '''Physical address of the Registrar General's Office:''' '''Physical address of the Regional Immigration Office:'''
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• Adopting from Mali
  :::: 4.Certificate attesting to the good health, both mental and physical, of the prospective [[Adoptive Parent|adoptive parent]](s);
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• Adopting from Marshall Islands
  ::::::6. Doctor’s statement attesting to the physical and mental capability of the petitioners to [[adopt]]. '''NOTE:''' Additi
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• Adopting from Mexico
  ...ptive Parents|adoptive parents]] must demonstrate the means to support the physical and educational needs of the child. # Children with a physical or mental disability
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• Adopting from Monaco
  ...aining a full and final [[adoption]] and completing two years of legal and physical [[custody]] with the child outside of the United States. USCIS determines
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• Adopting from Morocco
  ...a doctor practicing in Morocco indicating that they are in good mental and physical heath and capable of caring for an [[adopted]] child. # Obtain legal and physical [[custody]] of the child in Morocco
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• Adopting from Mozambique
  ...optive Parents|adoptive parents]]’ lifestyle, economic means, mental and physical health, and other details associated with a home study evaluation. During t Physical Address:
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• Adopting from Namibia
  Physical Address:
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• Adopting from Netherlands
  ...ferred to Dutch Child Protective Services, which evaluates the applicants' physical and mental health and suitability and arranges for a home study involving v
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• Adopting from New Zealand
  ...at refers to prospective [[Adoptive Parents|adoptive parents]]' mental and physical health, police record and ability to provide (including financially) for a
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• Adopting from Nicaragua
  ...ths of that processing requiring the [[Adoptive Parent|adoptive parent]]'s physical presence in Nicaragua.''' ...ptive Parent|adoptive parent]](s) must live with the child and provide all physical and emotional support for the child. Often parent(s) who are not normally r
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• Adopting from Nigeria
  ...ster Care:''' Prospective [[Adoptive Parents|adoptive parents]] must have physical and temporary [[Legal Custody|legal custody]] of the adoptive child for at ...s immediately preceding an adoption order, the child must have been in the physical care and [[Legal Custody|legal custody]] of the applicant parents in Nigeri
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• Adopting from Panama
  ...[[Adoptive Parent|adoptive parent]] fulfill a two year period of legal and physical [[custody]] in Panama prior to filing the petition for the visa to the Unit ::::4. Health certificate certifying good mental and physical health of each parent (the Panamanian authorities will accept a health cert
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• Adopting from Peru
  ...ptive Parents|adoptive parents]] must demonstrate the means to support the physical and emotional needs of the child.
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• Adopting from Philippines
  ...age 18 at the time of adoption and is residing in the United States in the physical and [[Legal Custody|legal custody]] of the U.S. citizen parent or parents. ::::::::5. Physical and medical evaluation by a duly licensed physician and psychological evalu
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• Adopting from Poland
  ::::::::7. Certificate attesting to good physical and mental health of the prospective [[Adoptive Parents|adoptive parents]]
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• Adopting from Portugal
  ...parent]] (PAP) from the United States must complete two years of legal and physical [[custody]] in Portugal with the child. USCIS determines whether a child m
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• Adopting from Switzerland
  ...ipality (Gemeinde/Commune/Comuni) and/or the local Guardianship Board. The physical location of a prospective adopter directly affects which local governing au
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• Adopting from Tanzania
  ...study will evaluate the prospective [[Adoptive Parents|adoptive parents]]' physical, mental, and emotional health, as well as financial and marital (if the par
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• Adopting from Thailand
  ...ion benefits through approval of a Form I-130 petition, after two years of physical and [[Legal Custody|legal custody]]. For more information on this process, ::::3. Medical Certificate – The certificate verifies the PAPs’ good physical health, mental stability, and infertility (if applicable).
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• Adopting from Turkey
  ...adoption year. '''NOTE:''' In adoptions between relatives, a judge grants physical [[custody]] of a child to the prospective [[Adoptive Parents|adoptive paren
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• Adopting from Uganda
  ...e immigrant visa process, the child must undergo a standard immigrant visa physical examination conducted by U.S. Embassy Kampala's panel physician. After obta Once you have this authorization form, applicants should schedule the physical examination with:
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• Maine
  *Physical assault or battery ...a substitute placement or back into the parent’s home, and the child’s physical and emotional needs.
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• Florida
  ...jurisdiction]] to determine [[custody]] of the minor, if the person having physical [[custody]] of the minor does not have authority to consent to the adoption ...ard the child or other children threatens the life; safety; well-being; or physical, mental, or emotional health of the child, irrespective of the provision of
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• Hawaii
  *Whose child has been removed from the parent’s physical [[custody]] and who is found to be unable to provide now and in the foresee *The child shall be conditionally placed in the physical care of the parent for no longer than 6 months.
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• Idaho
  ...n [[Adoptive Parent|adoptive parent]], indicating the applicant is in such physical and mental health so as to not adversely affect either the health or qualit A safe haven shall take temporary physical [[custody]] of a child, without court order, if the child is personally del
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• Conservator
  ...manage the financial affairs of an individual and a guardian to manage the physical custody and care of the protected individual. In some cases, these separate
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• Co-Parenting
  ...es to arrangements where extra caregivers support parents of children with physical, emotional or developmental disabilities by providing supplemental care and
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• Custodial Parent
  '''Custodial Parent''': A parent that has the legal right to the physical custody of its child, either under the provisions of a state law granting c
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• Developmental Disability
  Developmental disabilities are a group of conditions due to an impairment in physical, learning, language, or behavior areas. These conditions begin during the d
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• Down Syndrome
  ...s how the baby’s body and brain develop, which can cause both mental and physical challenges for the baby. Some common physical features of Down syndrome include:
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• Emotional Disturbance
  ...s, a pervasive mood of unhappiness or depression, or a tendency to develop physical symptoms or fears related to personal or school problems. Children may requ
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• Equitable Adoption
  ...ntention to adopt the child, pursuant to which the child was placed in the physical custody of the parent, but was not formally adopted before the parent died.
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• Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
  No two people with an FASD are exactly alike. FASDs can include physical or intellectual disabilities, as well as problems with behavior and learnin ''Physical therapist''
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• Illinois
  ...e physically abused any child, or to have caused the death of any child by physical [[abuse]]. ...other physical assault or battery, or if there is a felony conviction for physical assault, battery, or a drug-related offense committed within the past 5 yea
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• Indiana
  ...nder this section shall perform any act necessary to protect the child’s physical health or safety.
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• Iowa
  ...retained the child after a visit or other temporary [[relinquishment]] of physical [[custody]]. *Ability to provide for the child’s physical and emotional needs
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• Kansas
  *Committed an act of physical, mental or emotional [[abuse]], [[neglect]], or [[Sexual Abuse|sexual abuse *Emotional illness, mental illness, mental deficiency, or physical disability of such duration or nature as to make the parent unable to care
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• Kentucky
  ...ed to be inflicted upon the child, by other than accidental means, serious physical injury ...or allowed to be inflicted upon the child, by other than accidental means, physical injury or emotional harm
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• Louisiana
  ...glect]] that is chronic, life threatening, or results in gravely disabling physical or psychological injury or disfigurement *[[Abandonment]] of the child by placing him in the physical [[custody]] of a nonparent or the department or by otherwise leaving the ch
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• Maryland
  *The parent has failed to contribute to the child’s physical care and support, notwithstanding the ability to do so. ...ster Parent|foster parent]] [[certification]], has a felony conviction for physical assault, battery, or a drug-related offense
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• Massachusetts
  ''In regulation'': The physical requirements for adoptive homes include, but are not limited to, the follow *Ability to meet the physical, developmental, emotional, and educational needs of a child
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• Michigan
  *The child or child’s sibling has suffered physical injury or physical or [[Sexual Abuse|sexual abuse]] under one or more of the following circums ...other child have been terminated due to serious and chronic [[neglect]] or physical or [[Sexual Abuse|sexual abuse]], and prior attempts to rehabilitate the pa
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• Minnesota
  ...ence, including rape, sexual assault, or homicide, but not including other physical assault or battery *Physical assault or battery
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• Mississippi
  *Those persons having physical [[custody]] of the child, except persons having the child as [[Foster Paren ...ntal deficiency, behavior or [[Conduct Disorder|conduct disorder]], severe physical disability, substance [[abuse]], or chemical dependency that makes him or h
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• Missouri
  **A severe act or recurrent acts of physical, emotional, or [[Sexual Abuse|sexual abuse]] toward the child or any child *Physical and mental health history including psychiatric treatment, if any, and exte
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• Montana
  ...uration or nature as to render the parent unlikely to care for the ongoing physical, mental, and emotional needs of the child within a reasonable time ...the parent or Indian custodian is likely to result in serious emotional or physical damage to the child.
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