adoption
Adoption is the legal process which permanently transfers all the legal rights and responsibilities of being a parent from the child's birth parents to the adoptive parents.
DoCS Adoption and Permanent Care Services provides adoption services for birth parents who are considering adoption for their child, as well as for people who want to adopt a child from NSW or overseas.
The Adoption Information Unit offers a range of services about past adoptions for:
- Adopted people who want to find out about their adoption and/or search for birth relatives
- Birth parents (of an adopted person) who want to find out about their child and/or search for their child
- People who have a family connection to an adoption and wish to make inquiries
contact details
DoCS Adoption and Permanent Care Services (APCS) and the Adoption Information Unit (AIU) are located in Ashfield.
Clients attending seminars or pre-arranged appointments with adoption staff should present at the reception desk at 4-6 Cavill Avenue, Ashfield.
For information about adopting a child from Australia or Overseas, contact Adoption and Permanent Care Services on:
phone: 02 9716 3000
fax: 02 9716 3001
email: adoption@community.nsw.gov.au
intercountry adoption clients: intercountry@community.nsw.gov.au
To enquire about an existing or past adoption, contact the Adoption Information Unit on:
phone: 1300 799 023 (Adoption information clients only)
fax: 02 9716 3400
email: adoption.information@community.nsw.gov.au
