Adopter Stories by Adoption Now4 Aug 2022

Still think that you can't adopt if you're in a same sex relationship?

Family is family, and at Adoption Now we welcome your enquiry no matter what your sexuality. A common myth that still exists is that you can’t adopt if you are part of the LGBT+ community and in a relationship. The Adoption and Children Act 2002 came into law in December 2005, giving unmarried couples the right to adopt and this included the same rights to adopt for same sex couples.

In this episode we are going to be hearing from not one, not two but 3 of our adopters! Sam, who adopted with his husband Tom, Heather & Emma and Lee. As we always say, no two adoption stories are the same and that is certainly the case with the adopters featured in this episode. But you will be hearing about their adoption journeys and some of the challenges they faced during the adoption process.

If listening to them has inspired you to think about starting your adoption journey, then simply give us a call and we’ll be happy to talk to you and answer any questions that you may have. You can call our information line, which is open 9am -5pm Monday to Friday on 01204 336096. Or you can also visit our website which is www.adoptionnow.org.uk. There you can download our free information pack, check out our FAQs page, read stories about the children who are currently waiting for their forever families, and you can of course stream all the other episodes of the Adopter Stories by Adoption Now podcast!

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Episoder(72)

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Adoption in the Age of AI: Your Questions Answered. Myths, Facts and the Adoption Process

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The Power of Adoption Mentoring

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