Open adoptions of children from foster care in New South Wales Australia: Adoption process and post-adoption contact

A del Pozo de Bolger, D Dunstan, M Kaltner - Adoption Quarterly, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
In Australia, adoptions from care are infrequent and mostly conducted in New South Wales
(NSW) despite being legislated in other states. This qualitative study explored the …

The adoption of children from out-of-home care: how decision-makers explain the low rates of adoption in Victoria, Australia

A Butlinski, H Rowe, C Goddard… - Journal of Public Child …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
The adoption of children from out-of-home care is uncommon in Australia and rarely occurs
in the state of Victoria. This paper reports on how professionals involved in making decisions …

[PDF][PDF] Open adoption for babies and children from care

S Tregeagle, L Moggach, E Cox, L Voigt - childaware.org.au
–Children already permanently separated by the Courts from their families with no hope of
restoration–Open adoption-Order requires contact between birth parents and children (part …