This section deals with current practices in adoption. Here we hope you will find the information you need about:
Since the early 1970s, the number of infants placed for adoption has decreased dramatically. This world-wide trend has occurred for various reasons including the introduction of government financial benefits for single parents, more tolerant community attitudes towards single parenthood and improved contraception. But there are still opportunities and these are explained in this section.
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Infant Adoption |
Special children need families. Special needs adoption and permanent care provides stable and secure families for children who cannot live with their own family. Helping a child feel part of your family is rewarding for all family members. Find out more in this section.
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Special Needs Adoption and Permanent Care |
The rising incidence of divorce and remarriage has resulted in an increase in the number of blended families which include children from previous marriages. During the 1970s it became common for adoption to be used as a means of officially incorporating children into a parent's new marriage. The terms step-parent or spouse adoption have been used to refer to the adoption of a child of one partner from a previous marriage or relationship by the other partner.
The term relative adoption is used to refer to the less common situation of relatives such as grandparents or an aunt seeking to adopt a child who is in their care. Find out more about current practices in this section.
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Spouse or Relative and Step Parent Adoption |
Intercountry adoption provides adoptive families for children from overseas. Victoria currently has working relationships with many countries. The situation regarding availability of children for intercountry adoption frequently changes. Working relationships may be developed with new countries. At times events in the overseas countries may result in the non-acceptance of new files for a period, or in a change in the type of children available from their programs.
The intricacies of intercountry adoption and help with the hurdles are explained in this section.
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Intercountry Adoption |
It is not an easy decision to make for anyone. Information for individuals, couples and families who are requiring counselling to assist them make choices for their unborn child is available from an number of different organisations.
For more information on the organisations that work in this area, click the link below.
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Placing a Baby for Adoption |
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Adoption and Permanent Care Teams |
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