Yes. Adoption leave is similar to maternity/paternity leave. Normally, you will be expected to take a break from work to settle your child in. It is worth bearing in mind that some children find it hard to be separated from their new parent if they have had a difficult start in life and we would recommend that you take 12 months off work if you can.
Yes you can. According to the guidelines,...
Yes you can. However, at Jigsaw Adoption, we are...
Yes you can adopt if there is an age gap between the...
Yes. We will consider your ability to parent and discuss...
Yes, you can adopt if you are unemployed.
It depends. Most criminal convictions do not...
Yes you can have pets. We may arrange a vet...
Yes. Adoption leave is similar to...
Yes. Single people, couples in same sex...
In principle yes. There is nothing in regulation saying...
No, you don't need to be on a high income to...
The recommendation is to wait at least 6 month...
You can read about the process here. According to...
Once you are approved, we will work with a...
Legally you can. However, we would ask you to...
Yes, as long as you are able to provide space...
No, there is no upper age limit. Many adopters...
Local authorities typically expect adoptive...
We do not charge any fees to adopters and nor...
The assessment processes undertaken by a...
When the adoption order is issued by the court,...
Please refer to the support section on our...