Crises seem to happen when I go to a wedding! One of the solicitors in my team was getting married.…
What do adoptive parents do when they realise they simply can’t continue caring for their damaged adopted child? They turn…
A North Yorkshire couple have successfully challenged North Yorkshire County Council’s policy of not paying adoption allowances beyond their child’s 18th…
The government and the courts have been in conflict over adoption for months. The decision in re B-S (children) [2013] eventually…
Nigel Priestley writes about the challenges faced by adoptive parents, especially concerning violent adopted children. The Today programme recently reported…
An order that Essex County Council have been ordered to pay £14,000 legal costs to prospective adopters highlights the challenges…
Chris and Carol were experienced adopters. They had adopted Zak 5 years ago. They thought they knew how the system…
The adopters I meet are committed people. They wrestle with whether they want to adopt. Having made up their minds…
They had started with such hope. I remember getting their card announcing the adoption of Gemma and Louise. They were…
We were in Douglas on the Isle of Man in April. A friend of mine’s daughter was getting married. The…
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