Adopting a relative's birthchild

[HotI]

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[Rach75]

in qld if you take on a child as a relative carer you receive carer benifits same as fostering if you adopt you only receive normal goverment based family assistance etc

[Amity]

Kate - Go and get an appointment with the Permanent Care/Adoption Team at your local Department of Human Services office. They will be able to give you all the information that you need.

Secondly, adoption will usually only take place after EVERYONE consents - including the birth father - and has had counselling. It is possible, but difficult, to have the birth father's consent dispensed with. It all depends on the circumstances.

Go and talk to DHS.

(PS I'm a family law barrister and as a solicitor, I have done adoptions, so know the basic procedure. Best wishes.)

[HotI]

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[MantaRay]

Best of luck Kate. It sounds like you will give this little girl a very loving home.

[Tracey]

Good Luck, to you Kate, but more so for the precious little girl. A stable, loving home is extremely important!

[~Raven~]

Good on you Kate for wanting to give this precious child a stable and loving home. I wish you all the best with it

[rosehannah]

What a special person you are, I wish you and your family good health and happiness for the future. Stability and love is what she needs good on you for trying to provide it

[Amity]

Best wishes Kate.

[Lucy]

Kate, I wish you the very best with this. It is a tough decision, and a tough road, but an enourmously true gesture to carry out. Good luck. xx

[DoulaRelle]

Goodluck Kate, I hope for the little girl's sake you are able to provide her with a loving home!

[Jennifer13]

Best wishes, Kate. My mum is a foster carer to babies and has had several of 'her' babies go to family members for adoption or permanent placement. I think a lot of the time they are desperate to find a family member who wants to take the child. Some families have more than one child that isn't theirs by birth but a relative's.

Let us know how you go.

[slyder]

Good on you Kate. All the best with it.

[SJL]

Hi Kate,
I have been in your exact situation.
I now have a friends beautiful 13 yr old girl. My girl has cerabral palsy and an intelectual disability.
I dont regret my disicion to take her on for a minute.
Go for it, give that beautiful child what ever you can give it.

It can be difficult at times but it is well worth it. There is support out there, although sometimes you have to look hard for it.

I would love to hear from you to talk privatly about my situation and if you do go ahead with it (if it is right for you and your situation) then depending on where you live i may have a lot of resources and contacts that you may find useful.

Good Luck

Eron

[HotI]

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[SJL]

Good to hear you have started the process.

Good luck with everything.

Eron