Publisher's Synopsis
This fully updated, best-selling beginners guide is the perfect book for anyone who has ever thought of adopting a child, helping to explain the complicated process involved when finding new families for children. Using a question and answer format, it describes in plain English why children need adoption, the kinds of children who are looking for new families, the reasons why people adopt and what sort of people adoption agencies are looking for and why. Includes legal information, further reading suggestions and a comprehensive list of agencies throughout the UK.