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==Introduction== | ==Introduction== | ||
There are two basic kinds of adoption: | There are two basic kinds of adoption: | ||
# Adoption within a family by a relative or stepparent, with the consent of the natural parent, and | |||
# Adoption by a stranger through an agency. | |||
The first kind can be handled privately through court. | |||
The second kind requires the involvement of either: | |||
# the provincial Ministry for Children and Family Development for children in the care of the government, | |||
# the [https://belongingnetwork.com/ Belonging Network] (formerly Adoptive Families Association of British Columbia), which is a non-profit that the provincial Ministry for Children and Family Development contracts with, or | |||
# the use of a licensed adoption agency for children not in government care. | |||
A list of the two adoption agencies licensed in British Columbia is provided at the end of this section. | |||
The rules that guide parents and the courts through the adoption process are in the provincial ''[https://canlii.ca/t/84g5 Adoption Act]''. As in all legal issues involving children, the courts are primarily concerned with the best interests of the child, and section 3 of the ''Adoption Act'' describes a number of the things the court will think about when deciding what is in a child's best interests: | The rules that guide parents and the courts through the adoption process are in the provincial ''[https://canlii.ca/t/84g5 Adoption Act]''. As in all legal issues involving children, the courts are primarily concerned with the best interests of the child, and section 3 of the ''Adoption Act'' describes a number of the things the court will think about when deciding what is in a child's best interests: | ||