Forms
Application for Post Adoption Services form – application form to access all services provided by Post Adoption Services, including access to information and records.
Application to Confirm an Adoption (PDF, 346KB) - application form for adults to confirm if they are adopted.
Resources
Special Circumstances Policy (PDF, 201.35KB) – policy outlining the special circumstances that inform the Director General of Communities to not proceed with a notification of death.
Family Court of Western Australia – the Family Court’s website for further information about adoption.
Historical forced adoption resources and training – useful resources and training specific to historical forced adoption.
Post Adoption Services Team: About Us booklet (PDF, 1337KB) - provides information about the Department of Communities' Post Adoption Services team.
External Resources
The Benevolent Society – a New South Wales and Queensland based organisation with information and resources about adoption, including search, contact and reunion, discovering you are adopted in later life, adoptive parenting, intercountry adoption, and impacts of adoption.
VANISH – a Victorian based organisation with resources and information about adoption including articles and factsheets, and self-search mini guides
Jigsaw Queensland – a post adoption support service with resources and information about adoption, including a podcast.
Support services
Adoption Support Services – a list of current adoption support and counselling services.
Forced Adoption Support Services – a list of current forced adoption support and counselling services and peer support groups.
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