{"id":95,"date":"2020-01-06T16:58:30","date_gmt":"2020-01-06T16:58:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/t4c.computors.com\/?page_id=95"},"modified":"2020-09-21T16:35:51","modified_gmt":"2020-09-21T15:35:51","slug":"who-can-adopt","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.together4children.co.uk\/about-adoption\/who-can-adopt\/","title":{"rendered":"Who can adopt?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
Lots of people can adopt and at Together4Children we are looking for adopters from a diverse and wide range of backgrounds who can meet the needs of the children we are family finding for.<\/strong><\/p> You can be:<\/p> If You Can Offer Love, Nurture, Support And Stability To A Child Or Brothers And Sisters Then You Have The Potential To Become An Adoptive Parent!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t There are few restrictions on who can adopt:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t The key question we\u2019ll be asking is, \u201cCan you provide permanent care for a child until independence and support them into and throughout adulthood?\u201d<\/strong> People of all ages can adopt, and you just need to have the fitness and energy to keep up with a child and be able to support them into adulthood. We welcome enquiries from people of all religions, races, genders and sexuality and we assess every application on an individual basis.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\tLove, Nurture, Support And Stability<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tYou must legally be a UK resident living in the UK and have been so for at least 12 months.\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tYou must be at least 21 years old and there is no upper age limit. You or a member of your household must not have a criminal conviction or caution for offences against children or for serious sexual or violent offences.\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tYou must be able to provide a safe, healthy, smoke free home. If you use e-cigarettes this will not prevent you from adopting a child under the age of five, however; it would be explored in the assessment stage and what steps you would need to take to minimise any risk to the child.\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
Ready to find out more<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t