THE PRACTITIONERS GUIDE TO ADOPTION 2010 - 286 Pages A4
The 2010 Guide has been revised and updated to include -
- Amendments contained in the CHILDREN AND ADOPTION ACT 2006 and the Allocation and Transfer of Proceedings Order 2008 together with prospective amendments contained in the Children & Young Persons Act 2008.
- all decisions in the courts reported since publication of the 2008 Guide.
The 2010 Guide contains the Adoption and Children Act 2002 (as amended by the Civil Partnership Act 2004 and the Gender Recognition Act 2004); amendments and additions to the 2002 Act contained in the Children and Adoption Act 2006; relevant Court Rules (principally the Family Procedure(Adoption) Rules 2005) and associated Practice Directions; Regulations made under the Act together with other material such as the National Adoption Standards.
The Guide focuses on the law and procedure governing -
- Placement of children for adoption with parental consent
- Applications by local authorities for placement orders: free-standing applications and applications consolidated with Children Act 1989 care proceedings
- Adoption applications
- The effect of adoption
- Inter-country adoptions: Hague Convention; Overseas and Customary adoptions
- The 'alternatives' to adoption: Special Guardianship Orders and extended Residence Orders
The Guide also details -
- The Adoption Service
- The workings and duties of the Adoption Panel and Adoption Agencies
- Assessment as to suitability of a person to adopt
- Adoption Support Services
- Special Guardianship Support Services
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The Practitioners' Guide To Adoption 2010
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