Adoption plan required for adoption by step‑parent, relative or carer
55 Adoption plan required for adoption by step‑parent, relative or carer
An application for an order for a child to be adopted by a step‑parent, relative or carer of the child is not to be filed unless, before the revocation period expires, an adoption plan has been agreed between —
the birth parents of the child who have signed a form of consent to the child’s adoption; and
the person or persons specified in the forms of consent to the child’s adoption as a prospective adoptive parent of the child; and
if the CEO thinks it is appropriate, the child’s representative,
and a written memorandum of the provisions of the adoption plan has been signed by or on behalf of the parties to the plan.
Persons who negotiate an adoption plan under this section are to have regard to the rights and responsibilities mentioned in Schedule 2.
[Section 55 amended: No. 34 of 2004 Sch. 2 cl. 2(8); No. 15 of 2012 s. 39.]
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