Selection of people suitable to be adoptive parents (UK)?
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Selection of people suitable to be adoptive parents (UK)?
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Can anyone tell me the basic criteria for becoming an adoptive parent in the UK? By which I mean, can anyone tell me if there are rules that mean you can't adopt if you have a health condition, do not own your own home or have a certain income?
Any links to helpful websites would also be good. Thanks.
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Dory
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This site is really helpful and will answer most of your questions for you.
http://www.adoption-net.co.uk/
I adopted twin girls 22 years ago and I am not in perfect health but times have changed. So I don't know if you would be able to now. Your best option is to contact your local social services and they will be able to tell you all you need to know. |
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ELLE T
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Heather H's answer is spot on and the websites already mentioned are great as is
www.adoptionuk.org.uk
These sites, especially BAAF will give you loads of info and www.bemyparent.org.uk has a fun quiz to do to see if could be an adoptive parent.
My husband and I are currently going through the adoption process. We live in rented accomodation and don't earn an awful lot. There are much more important criteria than money - love and ability to care for a child being the main one. I have also been on anti-depressants in the quite recent past but our social worker sees no problem in this. Some local authorities give a loose age of no more than 45 years between the youngest adoptive parent and child, but I know of several cases where there is a 47 or 48 year age gap. I don't think anything is set in stone.
One thing that won't be tolerated though is smoking. Through information from other adopters and my local authority I know that children under five will not be placed with someone who smokes, even if you smoke very little and away from the child.
The best thing to do is to phone your local adoption team at your council offices. Ask the questions you have asked here and they will be happy to help.
Good luck! |
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jodee1kenobi
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BAAF is a website (sorry I cant remember the address but if you type that in the search engine it will come up). In fact if you type adoption into he search engine, loads come up. We are wanting to adopt and are about to go to an information evening.
O just remembered, Be My Parent.co.uk and NCH.
You ahve to be at least 21.
You can be married, single, gay.
You dont have to own your own home, you can rent.
Try and get to an information evening. Also go to a few adoption agencies just to find out how each one works. You can only choose one though and can only be assessed by one agency at a time. |
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RevR
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ask adoption agences + social services..you can be single + adopt...you dont have to own your own home..talk to the professionals first..
www.adoption.org.uk
god bless |
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Still Me
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I have worked with several adoptive parents from the UK, and in the past few years, it has become increasingly difficult to adopt with anything but perfect health, mentally, emotionally or physically. Try your best to join an adoptive parent support group to get the specific details. Good luck. |
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