Adoptive Placement

If you are considering placing your child for adoption, you can contact the Family Law Administration.

The Family Law Administration offers guidance on placing a child for adoption.

If you decide to place your child up for adoption, you can give your consent at the earliest when the child is three months old.

In most cases, when a child is placed for adoption, the circumstances are confidential. You do not know the adoptive parents, and they do not know you. You may have specific preferences regarding the adoptive family and the environment in which the child will grow up – these will be respected as much as possible.

If the child's biological father has parental custody, he must give consent for the child to be placed for adoption. If the biological father does not have parental custody, he must provide a statement where he has the opportunity to express any objections to the child being placed for adoption.

Even if you want to place the child for adoption, paternity must be confirmed. You must specify who the potential father is or could be. Learn more about paternity here. 

You can change your decision to place the child for adoption before giving your final consent.