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Q: Can I approach more than one agency?

Q: What is 'contact'?

Q: Are there any security issues with contact?

Q: What effect will contact have on my adopted child?

Q: Would I have to do a life story book with my adopted child?

Q: Does life story work cause a conflict of loyalty or affect bonding between me and my adopted child?

Q: Does life story work stop when the child becomes mine?

Q: Why do children become adopted?

Q: What types of children need homes the most?

Q: When we're being assessed, how do we evidence stability and permanence in our relationship?

Q: I live in Wandsworth; can I adopt a Wandsworth child?

Q: If not, where do I go next?

Q: What if I become pregnant during my assessment?

Q: Can I choose the gender and age of my child?

Q: Once approved, how long will it take for me to get a child?

Q: What approach could I take to speed up the matching process?

Q: I'm a single man - what types of children can I adopt?

Q: We're a gay couple - can we adopt?

Q: Is there any financial support available after adoption?

Q: What does the medical involve?

Q: Are there any types of pets which would disqualify me from adopting?

Q: How intrusive is the assessment?

Q: I'm an atheist - would I have to take my adopted child to church?

Q: What happens if the child doesn't like living with me and wants to leave?

Q: What will the relationship with my assessing social worker be like?

Q: Can I adopt if I'm disabled?

Q: What if I travel or work away for long periods?

Q: What do I do if my adopted child searches for their birth parents on Facebook?

Q: Can I adopt if I have, or have had, a mental illness?

Q: Do I have to seek approval to take the child on holiday with me?

Q: Do I have to let my adopted child's birth parents know about their exam results and things like that?