Adoption and surrogacy

Deciding whether to give a child up for adoption can be stressful, but there is support for parents and carers to help them through this process.

Learn about adoption, including who can adopt, the legal process, timeframes, costs and how adoption may affect your family.

Learn how foster care works, why children may enter foster care, the different types of care available, and where families can get support.

Surrogacy is when someone carries a pregnancy on someone else’s behalf. Learn about the types of surrogacy and laws guiding surrogacy in Australia.