ADOPTION ACTION – USEFUL MATERIAL ON DIFFICULT ISSUES
Following is a brief summary of issues
Issues papers prepared to assist with drafting new adoption legislation
The following issues papers were prepared by Robert Ludbrook to highlight key shortfalls in the current Adoption Act 1955 and areas for consideration when reforming adoption legislation in NZ.
There are 15 issues papers in total.
| Issue Paper | Title |
| Issue Paper 1 | Options for statutory reform of adoption legislation |
| Issue Paper 2 | Is there still a need for adoption as a child care option? |
| Issue Paper 3 | Objects and principles |
| Issue Paper 4 | Adoption orders |
| Issue Paper 5 | Who should be able to adopt a child? |
| Issue Paper 6 | Consents to adoption |
| Issue Paper 7 | Māori and cultural issues |
| Issue Paper 8 | Children’s rights and best interests in adoption |
| Issue Paper 9 | Who can be adopted? |
| Issue Paper 10 | Whether adoptions should be fully “open” |
| Issue Paper 11 | Names of adopted child and religious conditions imposed on adoptive parents |
| Issue Paper 12 | Effect of adoption on wills, inheritance rights, citizenship rights and domicile - |
| Issue Paper 13 | Power to discharge or vary an adoption order |
| Issue Paper 14 | Adoption and assisted reproductive technology, including surrogacy |
| Issue Paper 15 | Adoption and prohibited marriages and incest |
When using content from these papers, please reference appropriately.