The Adoption and Children Act 2002, which sets out the statutory framework, contains 115 sections and 5 schedules. These provisions are supported by secondary legislation, international conventions, rules, guidance, practice notes and case law that has developed since the Act came into force. The paramount consideration in every decision relating to the adoption of a child is the child's welfare throughout their life. In doing so the decision maker also has to consider and balance the competing rights protected under the European Convention on Human Rights of all parties in the adoption process and also the child's rights under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. Adoption Law: A Practical Guide seeks to provide a comprehensive guide to the law, practice and procedure for professionals as well as those who are concerned with or involved in the adoption process. It covers each stage of the adoption process, including the difficult issue of contact between the child and their birth parents and the alternative options available by reference to the relevant case law and regulations in relation to domestic adoptions as well as adoptions with a foreign element. Registration of adoption and the sensitive issue of disclosure of information are also considered. The book deals with the statutory obligations and responsibilities imposed on adoption agencies, support services and other professional bodies who are concerned with adoption towards all the parties, including the child who is the subject of the proceedings. It also outlines the rights of those parties to challenge decisions made by the professional bodies involved in the process.

About the Author
Nasreen Pearce is a retired circuit judge and former district judge of the Principal Registry of the Family Division. She has written extensively on family law matters and is a contributor to and author of many publications in the field, including Emergency Remedies in the Family Courts; The Family Court Practice; and Change of Name: The Law and Practice. Richard Budworth is a barrister at 3 Dr Johnson's Buildings. He specialises in a broad range of family law work, including financial remedies, and he is the joint author of the second edition of 'The Single Family Court: A Practitioner's Handbook'.

Reviews
'A thorough, well-sign-posted yet concise digest that should be on the shelves of any adoption professional ... will become indispensable to professionals in the field.' British Journal of Social Work (Kate Cowell, Panel Adviser Contract England)



Book Information
ISBN 9780854902859
Author Nasreen Pearce
Format Paperback
Page Count 336
Imprint Wildy, Simmonds and Hill Publishing
Publisher Wildy, Simmonds and Hill Publishing
Weight(grams) 500g