
Mark Ward
Head of Family
Personal Family
Adoption
Burnetts child law team is experienced in advising potential
adopters. Having acted for grandparents, extended family members,
step-parents and foster carers, as well as local authority adopters,
Burnetts child law team can guide and support you through the adoption
process.
Adoption may not always be the best option for an individual child. For step-parents, it may be simplest to obtain step-parent parental responsibility either through agreement or court proceedings.
For extended family members (such as grandparents) and foster carers, special guardianship may be more appropriate than adoption.
Each option has advantages and disadvantages and the advice given will be tailored to your individual circumstances.
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Mark Ward
Head of Family

Vikki Porthouse
Senior Associate Chartered Legal Executive

Emma Armstrong
Senior Associate

Liz Wilson
Senior Associate

Hannah Jackman
Apprentice Solicitor

Sarah Gill
Paralegal
Vikki Porthouse
Senior Associate Chartered Legal Executive
Vikki is a Senior Associate Chartered Legal Executive in Burnetts' Family team
Hannah Jackman
Apprentice Solicitor
Hannah is an Apprentice Solicitor in Burnetts' Family team
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