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Colin Rogerson from law firm Dawson Cornwell talks about step parent agreements as a route to parenting responsibility without adoption. If you’re considering using a step parent agreement or want to understand more about this as an alternative to adoption to start your future family, watch this video to find out more. Dawson Cornwell areRead more about Video: Step Parent Agreements for parenting responsibility without adoption[…]
I live in South West London, but I work in a different borough. I don’t really know if I can look at more than one borough for fostering and adoption or whether I should just go to a London-wide or national adoption place? Rachel, Wimbledon Local Authority adoption agencies are looking for adoptive families forRead more about Ask the Expert… Adopting[…]
Anyone over 21 and without a serious criminal conviction is eligible to adopt including: single people, those who already have children, people in rented accommodation, members of the lesbian, gay or transgender communities. There is no upper age limit to apply to adopt in England. Who are the children? There are currently almost 3000 childrenRead more about Could you adopt?[…]
More LGBT adopters and foster carers are needed in 2017 to provide loving homes for children in Britain, according to New Family Social. In 2016, 1 in 10 adoptions in England were to same-sex couples, but some 70,000 children in the country remain in care. Experts estimate that an additional 9,000 foster carers alone were neededRead more about More LGBT adopters and foster carers needed in Britain[…]
