Adoption

Whether you are in a heterosexual or same sex relationship, you and your partner are able to jointly apply to adopt a child.

During the adoption process, the welfare of any child being placed with the prospective couple is, of course, of paramount concern. If successful, an Adoption Order is made resulting in you and your partner acquiring the rights and responsibilities in respect of bringing up the child.

The procedure for adopting a child through an adoption agency can be gruelling and slow with a detailed investigation being carried out into the prospective adopters’ lives to ensure their suitability.

Here at A City Law Firm LLP, our dedicated and sensitive team of Family Lawyers will guide you through the arduous process of adoption. We will submit the relevant Court applications and, should you require it, represent you at Court.

 

Contact

For further information please contact our Client Management team on 0207 426 0382 or enquiries@acitylawfirm.com.

Articles - Child Law

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    What could go wrong with your Surrogacy arrangements?

    Avoid the pitfalls!

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  2. In a gay relationship, how are legal parental rights over children acquired?

    A lesbian couple can have both names placed on the birth certificate immediately if the biological father consents to this before the child is born or they use a sperm bank.

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  3. The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 (‘the Act’)

    This Act is already in force and has had a substantial impact upon the LGBT community for lesbian or gay couples wishing to have children through fertility treatment.

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  4. As a couple who have used a surrogate in the USA, we have both been placed on the birth certificate in the USA and we are now returning to the UK. What more do we need to do?

    The law in the UK in relation to Surrogacy Arrangements is incredibly strict

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