Resource Section

Author

Department for Child Protection Western Australia

Title

Adoption by a Step-Parent

In

Adoption website

Editor

Department for Child Protection Western Australia

Imprint

Government of Western Australia, May 2009

Url

https://web.archive.org/web/20200309085423/http://www.dcp.wa.gov.au/FosteringandAdoption/AdoptionAndHomeForLife/Documents/Step-ParentAdoptionInformationGuide.pdf

Description

This guide for step-parents who are considering adoption in Western Australia gives information about the new practice of 'open adoption' compared to the 'closed adoption' practices of the 20th century.

This webpage is no longer in operation. This URL was taken from the Wayback Machine and is dated 9 March 2020.

Related Entries

Glossary Terms

• Adoption (1896 - )
• Open Adoption (1995 - )

Legislation

• Adoption Act 1994 (1994 - )

Related Publications

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• Department for Child Protection Western Australia, 'Adoption website', in Department for Child Protection website, 2012, http://www.dcp.wa.gov.au/FosteringandAdoption/AdoptionAndHomeForLife/Pages/AllAboutAdoption.aspx. Details