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Which form should be used to apply for leave to oppose an adoption order?

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An adoption order is an order made under the adoption and Children Act 2002 (ACA 2002) and is defined as an order made by the court on an application under ACA 2002, s 50 or s 51 giving parental responsibility for a child to the adopters or adopter. The making of an adoption order extinguishes the parental responsibility of all other persons as well as any orders made under the Children Act 1989. By ACA 2002, s 46(6) the court must, before the making of an adoption order, consider whether contact arrangements with any person should be put in place, and must consider any existing or proposed arrangements and obtain any views of the parties

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Chris Bryden

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What does Adoption mean?

The process whereby a person assumes the parenting of a child and in so doing permanently has transferred to them all rights and responsibilities from the original parent or parents.

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