The small number of children who need a family each year will have particular needs. Adoption Victoria works to find families who have the capacity to provide for these needs. You do not need any ...

Adoption from another country is only considered when a country has exhausted all options to care for a child.

Find out who can request adoption information about an adoption and what happens after a request is received.

A person may apply to the County Court of Victoria to undo the legal effect of an adoption order. This is known as a ‘discharge of adoption'.

Links to all relevant adoption regulationsAnnual adoption data in response to Recommendation 47 of the Forced Adoptions Parliamentary Inquiry.

In July 2018 the Victorian Government published its response to the recommendations of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse.

In 1993, National Principles in Adoption were developed through the Community and Disability Services Ministers’ Conference.

Adopt a step-child living in Victoria Adopt a relative living in Victoria Adult adoption Steps to adopt a relative or step-child in Victoria Mostly when people apply to adopt, they do not have a ...

What happens if I choose to proceed Information for parents considering adoption Considering adoption for your child by a relative or step-parent For a range of reasons a parent may consider placing ...

There is support available for families who have adopted a child in Victoria through the Department of Families, Fairness and Housing (formerly the Department of Health and Human Services).

Integrated, original and post-adoption birth certificates When a person is adopted, their original birth registration is cancelled. It is then replaced by a new birth registration with the details of ...

Information on applying for birth certificates and adoption information, searching for family and discharge of adoption.