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Adoption and Family Information Service (AFIS)

Last Updated Nov 2008

Street address:
Level 1, 45 Wakefield Street
Adelaide SA 5000
Postal address:
GPO Box 292
Adelaide SA 5001
Phone: 8207 0060
Fax: 8207 0066
Email: adoptions@dfc.sa.gov.au

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The Department for Families and Communities (DFC) is now the Department for Communities and Social Inclusion (DCSI). The department is currently reviewing its online information and updates will be implemented soon.
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Adoption information publications

Last Updated Jun 2010

Information booklets

DocumentAdoption: A Resource List, 1985-2005 [alternative]
Books and publications can be found in the DFC library.
DocumentAdoption: Search and Contact [alternative]
This information booklet is for people who have applied for adoption information, and who may be considering searching and/or making contact with birth relatives.
DocumentAustralian Born Child [alternative]
This information booklet is about adopting an Australian born child.
DocumentConsidering Adoption [alternative]
This information booklet provides information for parents who may be considering adoption for their child.
DocumentIntercountry Adoption [alternative]
This information booklet is for people who are thinking about adopting a child from overseas. This is known as intercountry adoption.
DocumentLegal Arrangements for Step Children [alternative]
This information booklet is for people who are thinking about the adoption of a step child.
DocumentYour Adoption Information [alternative]
This information booklet provides information for people wanting to apply for or restrict their information, where the adoption occurred in South Australia before 17 August 1989.

Fact sheets

DocumentAdoption Internet Sites, Newsgroups and Chat Rooms: Please handle with care  [alternative]

DocumentChildren who need families: About fostering  [alternative]
Sometimes people enquire about adoption because they want to help children who need a family which is stable and safe.
DocumentConsumer Charter  [alternative]
This charter represents a commitment from Adoption and Family Information Service to the rights and needs of those who use our service. We also note that our clients have a responsibility to assist us in providing our service.

DocumentIntercountry Adoption – 5 Stage Process  [alternative]
This document describes the application process for intercountry adoption in South Australia in a 5-stage process.
DocumentLocal Adoption – Four Stage Process  [alternative]
This document describes the application process for the adoption of Australian born children in South Australia in a 4-stage process.
DocumentParking near Adoption and Family Information Service: Where are we?  [alternative]

DocumentPaying your Adoption Fees  [alternative]
If you are applying to adopt a child this information explains how to pay your adoption fees at each stage of the process.
DocumentResidence and Domicile  [alternative]
Information to people wishing to apply to adopt – are you resident and domiciled in South Australia?
DocumentThe Media and Adoption: Facts about the media, you and the law  [alternative]