Adopting Overseas: A Guide to Adopting from Australia, plus personal stories that will inspire you.

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Ailsa Burns Lucy Burns

Adopting Overseas

A Guide to Adopting from Australia, plus personal stories that will inspire you.

Ailsa Burns, Lucy Burns

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English

Gary Allen
01 July 2007

Sociology: family & relationships; Adoption & fostering; Citizenship & nationality law; Health & Self-Help; Child care & upbringing

Intercountry adoption is the most common form of adoption in Australia. This wonderful book looks not only at the processes involved in adopting a child from other countries into Australian families but also includes the findings of the largest survey of adoptive parents in Australia. The information they share with us and their personal experiences are heartwarming inspiring and sometimes confronting the stories are compelling reading This book is a wonderful guide to intercountry adoption in Australia and is the first comprehensive account in Australia.

By: Ailsa Burns, Lucy Burns
Imprint: Gary Allen
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 153mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 345g
ISBN: 9781921295027
ISBN 10: 1921295023
Pages: 153
Publication Date: 01 July 2007
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Lucy Burns is a parent of two children adopted from overseas. She found there was very little information or support available in the form of books, especially after returning from overseas with her children. She has been strongly involved in the adoptive parent support group (ASIAC NSW) and became president for three years.