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Hi all,
I'm curious about adoption laws. I have scoured the internet and it appears as though in order to be eligible to apply to adopt a child in Australia you have to be either married or in a commited partnership (and show evidence of this).
I have recently separated from my husband and he has no desire to try and work things out. We didn't have any children from our 7 years of marriage (because he refused to), and now I've found myself thinking of my future. I'll be 30 this year, and I have come to the realisation I may never have children of my own.
I was considering looking at adoption, and spending the next couple of years getting myself in the right position to do so. But it doesn't look like single people can adopt.
What are your thoughts on this? Yes, I agree Gods plan was for a man and woman to marry and have children together, and that children need both a Mother AND a Father; BUT isn't a child in need better off in a home with ONE loving parent who can provide for them, then in and out of foster care, or whatnot? Can't a child have stability with ONE parent?
I don't understand the law here. It allows couples who are not married, but have been living together a minimum of 2 yrs to adopt, but a single person cannot? What happens to the adopted child if the co-habiting parents break up? How is that any different to just allowing a child to live with a single person who is willing to love, care and provide a home for them?
Any thoughts? It seems Im destined to be childless. I have money, and means to provide a very happy home for a child if need be, so do you think the law should be changed?
I'm curious about adoption laws. I have scoured the internet and it appears as though in order to be eligible to apply to adopt a child in Australia you have to be either married or in a commited partnership (and show evidence of this).
I have recently separated from my husband and he has no desire to try and work things out. We didn't have any children from our 7 years of marriage (because he refused to), and now I've found myself thinking of my future. I'll be 30 this year, and I have come to the realisation I may never have children of my own.
I was considering looking at adoption, and spending the next couple of years getting myself in the right position to do so. But it doesn't look like single people can adopt.
What are your thoughts on this? Yes, I agree Gods plan was for a man and woman to marry and have children together, and that children need both a Mother AND a Father; BUT isn't a child in need better off in a home with ONE loving parent who can provide for them, then in and out of foster care, or whatnot? Can't a child have stability with ONE parent?
I don't understand the law here. It allows couples who are not married, but have been living together a minimum of 2 yrs to adopt, but a single person cannot? What happens to the adopted child if the co-habiting parents break up? How is that any different to just allowing a child to live with a single person who is willing to love, care and provide a home for them?
Any thoughts? It seems Im destined to be childless. I have money, and means to provide a very happy home for a child if need be, so do you think the law should be changed?