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If your child has recently been removed from your care, the proceedings in the Children’s Court need to be finished on a final basis before plans for the adoption of your child can start to be put in place. This can take quite a while.
However, if you plan to make changes to your life so that your child can be returned to you, it is really important that you do this as quickly as possible. Once an adoption order is made, it will not be possible for your child to be returned to your care.
Do they need my consent?
This will depend on your child’s age. Usually, if a child is under 12 years of age , a parent must be asked if they consent (that means agree) to the adoption of their child.
You should talk to your caseworker or your lawyer about whether you want to consent to the adoption or not.
When kids in care are adopted - Legal Aid NSW