Commentary on Sections Part 1 - Adoption Removal provisions Sections 33 to 37: Removal of children in non-agency cases
These sections cover restrictions on the removal of the child in non-agency cases, i.e. where the child has not been placed for adoption by an adoption agency. These include adoptions by the partner of a parent, cases where authority foster parents wish to adopt a child placed with them, and adoptions by relatives and private foster parents.