Features
Real-life stories and articles about adoption and fostering for families and agencies
Every other month we publish new articles and features about adoption and fostering in our Be My Parent newspaper. You can access all these features, recent and otherwise, here on this website - for free! To look at some or all of the articles, simply explore the categories on your left, or see below.
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March 2010 online features about the adoption order
Cause for celebration At some point in the adoption process, you’re going to hear the words ‘adoption day’: this is just an informal way of talking about the day you go to court to have an ‘adoption order’ granted...
Adoption day! "My family always celebrates October 16. Why? It’s not my birthday, it’s not Christmas, but it is the day when two years ago I went to the High Court of Justice in the Strand with my family." James, an 11-year-old boy, remembers the day of his adoption hearing.
From this day on... So the day has finally come when you can legally adopt the child who is going to be ‘yours’ forever... Sophie Offord talks to some families about what the day meant for them and their adoptive children.
"It's jolly good fun!" Isobel Plumstead has been a judge for almost 20 years and has always specialised in family law. She takes some time out of her busy schedule to reassure Be My Parent readers about going to court for an adoption order.
The importance of rituals Isabelle Rameau, Be My Parent's Editor, writes about why rituals and routines are particularly important for looked after children: they are constants that help them manage their everyday lives, and feel more safe and secure.
All your questions answered... All your common questions answered about the adoption order, from whether foster carers have to go through a similar process, to who actually pays the court fees.
Last updated: 09 March 10
