Subjects:

Family Law

Contents:

Types of international adoption. Bringing a child into England and Wales. Obtaining adoption orders abroad. Adoption procedure in England and Wales. Overseas adoptions. Convention adoptions. Local Authority duties. Immigration procedure. Immigration checklist. When immigration procedures are not followed. Removing a child from the jurisdiction for adoption abroad. Appeals. Annulment and revocation of adoption orders. The way forward: A new law. APPENDICES: International conventions, Primary and secondary legislation, Case Digest, Precedents, List of useful agencies, organisations etc.

This book provides a complete guide to the procedures and problems involved when bringing children to the UK for adoption or when removing them from the UK for adoption abroad. It takes you step by step through the processes involved,providing all relevant precedents and forms, together with helpful checklists. Case digests and a complete set of UK and international materials complement the practical narrative.

• Complete guide in one source to an area of growing importance
• Practical approach focusing on the procedures for adoption
• Incorporates precedents, forms and checklists