Adoption

People are often confused about the difference between adoption and fostering but there are fundamental differences. Adoption is a legal, permanent process whereby the birth parents give up their rights and responsibilities to the child and they are transferred to the adoptive parents. The child then loses all legal ties to the birth parents, although it is not unusual for adopted children to have some contact with members of their birth family.

There are up to 5,000 children in the UK waiting for permanent new families. Many of these are school age and half are in groups of brothers or sisters who must be placed together. They are from a variety of ethnic and religious backgrounds and some may be disabled or have experienced abuse. There are far more people looking for white babies without disabilities than there are babies requiring homes, therefore some agencies will not allow prospective adopters to join waiting lists for such children.

If you want to learn more about adoption visit the BAAF| website which provides detailed information on both adoption and fostering, answers frequently asked questions and guides you to finding an adoption agency in the Falkirk area.