Adoption
In Queensland, our department is responsible for administering adoption legislation and providing statutory services to parents considering adoption for their children, children requiring adoptive placements, people seeking to adopt children and eligible adults affected by adoption seeking information.
About adoption
- Adopting a child
- Differences between biological and adoptive parenting
- Adoption programs
- Adoption information sessions
- Adoptive parent education
For birth parents
Adopting a child from Queensland
Adopting a relative or step-child
- Relative and Step-Parent Adoption Program
- Issues to consider
- Alternatives to adoption
- Consent requirements
- Leave of the Family Court
Adopting a child with special needs
- Last updated
- 18 March 2008