Adoption is a way of providing new families for children who can't be brought up by their own parents.  It is a legal procedure in which all the parental responsibility is transferred to the adopters and the child becomes a permanent and full member of a new family.

Many people still think of adoption in terms of babies growing up in substitute families with no knowledge of their birth parents.  The reality is that very few babies are now placed for adoption for a variety of reasons.  Adoptive homes are therefore sought more for children beyond the baby stage,  for family groups and for children with a learning or physical disability.  Often there may be some degree  of contact between the child and their birth relatives.

Fostering & Adoption Team
Moray Council
6 Moss Street
Elgin
Moray
IV30 1LU
Tel: 01343 563568