tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18947592.post116830081239634125..comments2023-11-06T00:01:30.085+13:00Comments on New Zeal: Free Up Adoption-For the Kid's SakeTrevor Loudonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17040453691836232676noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18947592.post-1168406888604212462007-01-10T18:28:00.000+13:002007-01-10T18:28:00.000+13:00I've never seen it in writing Adolf, but our socia...I've never seen it in writing Adolf, but our social workers assured us on many occasions that recommending adoption (or any other course of action) was verboten.<BR/><BR/>I have however heard of an incident (not in Chch) where a young, semi retarded girl, with an adoption all lined up, was persuaded to cancel the adoption and go on the DPD.<BR/><BR/>That proved disastrous and the adoption went ahead-two years later.Trevor Loudonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17040453691836232676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18947592.post-1168400753902226102007-01-10T16:45:00.000+13:002007-01-10T16:45:00.000+13:00'...the adoption unit of Child Youth and Family, i...'...the adoption unit of Child Youth and Family, is forbidden from recommending adoption as an option for expectant mothers.'<BR/><BR/>I had not been aware of this. Can you provide some reference or extract from their policy manuals?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18947592.post-1168338301917252762007-01-09T23:25:00.000+13:002007-01-09T23:25:00.000+13:00Seems stupid that the standard of a perfect parent...Seems stupid that the standard of a perfect parent is so much higher in which to adopt a kid than it is for most people to go and have one themselves.Cactus Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10136331420768264938noreply@blogger.com