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Family Law
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Age of the Child
To be adopted a child must be under 18 and
never have been married.
Where the applicant or one of them is a
parent, step-parent or relative and the
child has been placed by an adoption agency
or as a result of a High Court Order, then
the order cannot be made unless the child is
at least 19 weeks old and has lived with at
least one of the applicants for at least 13
weeks before the adoption order is made.
In the case of private independent adoptions
(not using adoption agencies) the child must
have been living with the applicant or one
of them for at least 12 months. |
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Divorce
A divorce cannot be applied for until the
couple have been married for at least one
year. There are no exceptions to this rule.
To get divorced in England and Wales, the
marriage must be recognised as valid by
United Kingdom law and one of the partners
must:-
» be living in England or Wales when the
divorce is applied for
» have been living in England or Wales
during the year before the application is
made.
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