Definitions for ORS 109.425 to 109.507

As used in ORS 109.425 to 109.507: (1) “Adoptee” means a person who has been adopted in the State of Oregon. (2) “Adoption” means the judicial act of creating the relationship of parent and child where it did not exist previously. (3) “Adoptive parent” means an adult who has become a parent of a child through adoption. (4) “Adult” means a person 18 years of age or older. (5) “Agency” means any public or private organization licensed or authorized under the laws of this state to place children for adoption. (6) “Alleged genetic parent” has the meaning given that term in ORS 109.002. (7) “Birth parent” means: (a) The individuals who are legally presumed under the laws of this state to be the genetic parents of a child; and (b) An individual alleged by the parent who gave birth to the child to be a genetic parent of the child if the individual acknowledges being the child’s genetic parent by signing a written affidavit or executing a surrender and release within three years of the relinquishment of the child by the parent who gave birth to the child or the termination of the parental rights of the parent who gave birth to the child. (8)(a) “Genetic and social history” means a comprehensive report, when obtainable, of the health status and medical history of the birth parents and other persons related to the child. (b) The genetic and social history may contain as much of the following as is available: (A) Medical history; (B) Health status; (C) Cause of and age at death; (D) Height, weight, eye and hair color; (E) Ethnic origins; and (F) Religion, if any. (c) The genetic and social history may include the health status and medical history of: (A) The birth parents; (B) An alleged genetic parent, if any; (C) Siblings to the birth parents, if any; (D) Siblings to an alleged genetic parent, if any; (E) Other children of either birth parent, if any; (F) Other children of an alleged genetic parent, if any; (G) Parents of the birth parents; and (H) Parents of an alleged genetic parent, if any. (9) “Guardian” means a person appointed by a court as guardian of a minor under ORS chapter 125 or the laws of any other state. (10) “Health history” means a comprehensive report, when obtainable, of the child’s health status and medical history at the time of placement for adoption, including neonatal, psychological, physiological and medical care history. (11) “Minor” means a person under 18 years of age. (12) “Progeny” means the children or descendants of a person and the person’s descendants in successive generations. (13) “Registry” means a voluntary adoption registry established under ORS 109.450. (14) “Successor agency” means an agency which has the adoption records of another agency because of the merger of the agency and the successor agency or because a former agency has ceased doing business and has given its adoption records to the successor agency as provided in ORS 109.435 (2).