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Adopting a Child: A Guide for People Interested in Adoption by Chris Hammond, Prue Chennells (Paperback, 2002)

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Publisher: British Association for Adoption and Fostering (BAAF) ISBN 13: 9781903699065. Title: Adopting a Child: A Guide for People Interested in Adoption Item Condition: used item in a good condition.

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Fully updated new edition of BAAF's best-selling short guide to adoption which answers many initial questions, tells you how to go about it and who to approach; This 'beginners guide' is the book for anyone who has ever thought of adopting a child, helping to explain the complicated process involved when finding new families for looked after children and providing information for people interested in adopting from overseas. Using a question and answer format, it describes in plain English why children need adoption, the kinds of children who are looking for new families, the reasons why people adopt and what sort of people adoption agencies are looking for and why. This edition includes a new section on step parent adoption. It then tells you how to go about it - including the legal aspects and the costs of adopting from both the UK and overseas. The guide also looks at what happens after adoption and the differences between adoption and fostering. It includes a comprehensive list of regional agencies throughout the UK (England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland) and how to apply to them, plus other useful addresses and suggestions for further reading.