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Abstract
Adoption and special guardianship are two options to provide secure family homes for children who have been made subject to care orders and cannot return to their parents. The legal processes for adoption are complex and designed to meet children’s welfare needs while respecting the rights of adults. However, adoption is controversial, especially when courts override birth parents’ objections to adoption taking place. Children often require ongoing support because of their experiences in early life. Potential issues of post-placement contact with birth families may arise and the chapter considers how fixed boundaries between state intervention and private family life in adoption can no longer be assumed.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Family law |
| Editors | Ruth Lamont |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Chapter | 11 |
| Number of pages | 100 |
| Edition | 3 |
| Publication status | Accepted - 06 Jan 2026 |
Keywords
- Family law
- adoption
- Special guardianship
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Dive into the research topics of 'Adoption and special guardianship'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.Activities
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Alliance for the Study of Adoption and Culture 10th Biennial Conference [2026]
Diver, A. (Organiser)
25 Jun 2026 → 28 Jun 2026Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
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Invited contribution (as Country Expert) to the CHIP (UNICEF) assessment of Ireland’s domestic adoption system ('Developing a best practice framework and reform roadmap to enable the Government of Ireland to reform its domestic adoption system to ensure better outcomes for all parties involved, especially the child')
Diver, A. (Advisor)
03 Feb 2026 → 10 Feb 2026Activity: Consultancy types › Contribution to the work of national or international committees and working groups
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Adoption UK: Health Intelligence and Adoption
Diver, A. (Advisor)
17 Sept 2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Public lecture/debate/seminar
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Adoptees On Podcast Episode 284
21/06/2024
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
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Accessing (familial) justice and challenging traditional norms of permanence: an analysis of recent caselaw involving (en)forced adoptions in England and Wales
Diver, A., 22 Nov 2025.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
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Genetic stigma in law and literature: orphanhood, adoption, and the right to reunion
Diver, A., 18 Dec 2023, Palgrave Macmillan. 197 p. (Palgrave Socio-Legal Studies)Research output: Book/Report › Book
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“Peculiar finalities”: blurring the borders between abduction and adoption?
Diver, A., 27 Dec 2023, In: Adoption & Culture. 11, 2, p. 167-195Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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