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Who Can Adopt?

Adoption and Family Law at FJG Solicitors Colchester Essex UKThere are considerable restrictions. To be able to adopt a child in the UK you must be :

  • Over the age of 21
  • Living in the United Kingdom, Channel Islands or the Isle of Man
  • A single person or a married couple

 

So it is clear that an unmarried couple (even where one of the applicants is the natural parent of the child) cannot adopt. Nor can a same-sex couple adopt a child together. However a Court may approve an arrangement whereby one member of a couple can adopt a child as a single applicant and the other have a joint residence order.