❓ Hon Barbara Scott questions a requirement regarding name changes for Chinese adoptees, which the Minister clarifies was an oversight and has been corrected. Changing a child's name will not impact future adoption applications.
AnsweredQoN 3241Legislative Council
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(1) Can the Minister explain why, although Chinese adoptions are finalised in China, it is a requirement of the Adoption Services Placement Agreement that before parents can travel to China, they must agree in writing that they will not change the Christian name of the child without permission from the Manager of Adoption Services?
(2) Can the Minister give an assurance that if adoptive parents were to change the christian name of an adopted child by deed poll, this would not have any effect whatsoever on subsequent applications for adoption?
(2) Can the Minister give an assurance that if adoptive parents were to change the christian name of an adopted child by deed poll, this would not have any effect whatsoever on subsequent applications for adoption?
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Answered
4 April 2006
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Community Development
Response time
21 days
(1) Previously there was a clause in the Adoption Service Placement Conditions for China that required adoptive parents to agree in writing to not change the child's first name. This was an oversight which was corrected in December 2005. The current Placement Conditions and instructions to applicants make it clear that for adoptions finalised in China, the adoptive parents are able to change the name of their adopted child. Parents are asked though, to consider retaining the child's name, in the interests of maintaining links to their cultural heritage.
(2) Adoptive parents would not be penalised in a subsequent adoption application if they had changed the original birth name of a child previously adopted by them.
(2) Adoptive parents would not be penalised in a subsequent adoption application if they had changed the original birth name of a child previously adopted by them.
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