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Adopting stepchildren

A guide on the process and what is involved
- Primary
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Kinship care: Grandchildren co...

Advice on the first few days and understanding the adjustments
- Primary
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Special guardianship orders

Advice on what a special guardianship order means
- Primary
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Telling your child they're ado...

Adoptive parents often worry about how to tell their child they are adopted
- Primary
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Adoption support

Support for parents of children with an adoption plan, placed for adoption or adopted
- Primary
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If your child is being adopted

Child adoption advice if your child is being adopted
- Primary
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Contacting birth parents

Helping your adopted child to contact and trace their birth parents
- Primary
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What is fostering

Fostering is a way of providing a family life for children who cannot live with their own parents
- Primary
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Adopting a child

Find out who can adopt and what you need to do
- Primary
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Residence orders

Advice to help you understand what a residence order is
- Primary
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Adoption

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Adopting stepchildren

A guide on the process and what is involved
- Primary
Read More 7min read
If your child is being adopted

Child adoption advice if your child is being adopted
- Primary
Read More 6min read
Adoption support

Support for parents of children with an adoption plan, placed for adoption or adopted
- Primary
Read More 6min read
Contacting birth parents

Helping your adopted child to contact and trace their birth parents
- Primary
Read More 7min read
Telling your child they're ado...

Adoptive parents often worry about how to tell their child they are adopted
- Primary
Read More 5min read
Adopting a child

Find out who can adopt and what you need to do
- Primary
Read More 10min read
Parental responsibility

Understanding parental responsibility and rights
- Primary
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Residence and special guardianship orders

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Special guardianship orders

Advice on what a special guardianship order means
- Primary
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Residence orders

Advice to help you understand what a residence order is
- Primary
Read More 6min read

Becoming a step-family

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Stepfamilies

Advice and guidance for stepfamilies

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Becoming a step-parent

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Adopting stepchildren

A guide on the process and what is involved
- Primary
Read More 7min read

Fostering

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What is fostering

Fostering is a way of providing a family life for children who cannot live with their own parents
- Primary
Read More 8min read

Shared parenting

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Parental responsibility

Understanding parental responsibility and rights
- Primary
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Looking after your grandchild

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Kinship care: Grandchildren co...

Advice on the first few days and understanding the adjustments
- Primary
Read More 6min read