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Stepfamilies
Advice and guidance for stepfamilies
Adoption and social care
Information on other organisations that can provide help and support
Adopting stepchildren
A guide on the process of adopting stepchildren
Kinship care
Advice on kinship care and your rights
Residence orders
Advice to help you understand what a residence order is
Special guardianship orders
Understanding a special guardianship order
What is fostering
Advice if you are thinking of fostering
Adopting a child
Find out who can adopt and what you need to do
Adoption support
Adoption support for parents and carers
Contacting birth parents
Helping your child to trace their birth parents
Telling your child they’re adopted
Our advice can help you have this necessary conversation
If your child is being adopted
Advice if your child is being adopted
Parental responsibility
Understanding parental responsibility