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Is there an age limit (on the parents) for adopting a child in the UK? TIA
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Officially there is no upper age limit, but realistically it is unusual if one of the parents is over 40.
http://www.adviceguide.org.uk/nm/f_adopting_a_ child.pdf
http://www.adviceguide.org.uk/nm/f_adopting_a_ child.pdf
There is no upper limit. Some local authorities set a maximum gap between mother and child (in our LA it's 45 years) but this is only a guideline and can be waived. It's not true to say that people over 40 can't adopt: we adopted our children earlier this year when I was 49 and my partner was 45 - we weren't the eldest in our adoption group either.
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