Foreign adoption barriers unlocked

4 March 2014

Foreign adoption barriers unlocked

PATRICIA KARVELAS THE AUSTRALIAN MARCH 04, 2014 12:00AM

FULL adoptions from Taiwan, South Korea and Ethiopia will be recognised automatically in Australia, under changes that Tony Abbott will announce today.

Amendments to the Family Law (Bilateral Arrangements -- Intercountry Adoption) Regulations will lift restrictions and make it easier for Australians to adopt from these countries.

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