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===Direct placement by a birth parent=== | ===Direct placement by a birth parent=== | ||
Firstly, the adoptive parents must notify the Director of the Ministry for Children and Family Development's [http://www.mcf.gov.bc.ca/adoption/index.htm Adoption Division] of their intent to adopt a child by filing | Firstly, the adoptive parents must notify the Director of the Ministry for Children and Family Development's [http://www.mcf.gov.bc.ca/adoption/index.htm Adoption Division] of their intent to adopt a child by filing a Form 1 of the [http://canlii.ca/t/859w Adoption Act Regulation] with the Ministry. This form sets out: the name of the birth mother; the name of the natural father, if known; an explanation of the circumstances leading to the proposed adoption; and, the names of the adoptive parents. | ||
The Director then contacts both the adoptive parents and the natural parents of the child and advises them of the legal consequences of adoption, prepares a ''pre-placement assessment'' of the adoptive parents, and provides the adoptive parents with information about the child's natural parents, including their medical history. | The Director then contacts both the adoptive parents and the natural parents of the child and advises them of the legal consequences of adoption, prepares a ''pre-placement assessment'' of the adoptive parents, and provides the adoptive parents with information about the child's natural parents, including their medical history. | ||