Adoption (Amendment) Act 2017

Amendment of section 125 of Principal Act

38. Section 125 of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) in subsection (2) by the substitution of the following paragraph for paragraph (b):

“(b) the person who intends to adopt the child is—

(i) a parent of the child,

(ii) a relative of the child,

(iii) the spouse of the parent of a child,

(iv) the civil partner of the parent of a child, or

(v) the cohabitant of a parent of the child, where the cohabitant and that parent are a cohabiting couple.”,

and

(b) by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (3):

“(3) A person shall not receive a child for the purpose of adopting the child unless the person is—

(a) a parent of the child,

(b) a relative of the child,

(c) the spouse of a parent of the child,

(d) the civil partner of a parent of the child,

(e) the cohabitant of a parent of the child where the cohabitant and that parent are a cohabiting couple, or

(f) a person with whom a child is placed by an accredited body or the Child and Family Agency.”.