Adoption Archives - Osbornes Law

Isabelle James

Surrogacy Law for Older Parents

International surrogacy, older parents and future implications for a child At Osbornes Law, the family team specialises in both international...

Isabelle James

The risks of international surrogacy and the importance of getting legal advice At Osbornes Law, the family solicitors are specialists...

Naomi Angell

Post-Adoption Contact With Birth Parent It is not uncommon for a birth parent to seek direct contact with an adopted...

Naomi Angell

Challenging adoption orders Adoption orders bring considerable implications for all the parties and judges do not make such orders lightly....

Nikita joined Osbornes in November 2023. She initially graduated with an LLB (Hons) from the University of Kent in 2021 and then...

Isabelle James

Time for change? A recent interim report has been published by the Public Law Working Group Adoption Sub-Group (‘the Group’)...

Isabelle James

Most adoption applications go through smoothly and it is only in the minority of cases that birth parents seek to...

Placing children with relatives Placing children permanently with relatives is generally recognised as the next best option if a child...

How we can help with adoption from foster care Since the Adoption and Children Act 2002, the main decision about adoption...

Local authorities have duties to investigate and consider permanent placements for children with relatives, where remaining with birth parents is...