Adoption in 1950s

[crisane]

"When an adoption order is made the natural birth parents of the child are wiped clean from the child’s legal history and the child is viewed from then on as being the ‘birth child’ of the adoptive parents.  For this reason the step parent and his partner, one of the child’s biological parents, must make a joint adoption application."

From this NZ site.  https://thefamilylawyer.co.nz/2011/06/22/his-kids-her-kids-our-kids-formalising-the-role-of-step-parents/

Not having much luck with any UK site other than this vague reference "If granted, the adoption court order gives you parental responsibility for the child - along with your spouse or partner." on here https://www.gov.uk/child-adoption/adopting-a-stepchild

[chempat]

Thanks for looking. I wanted something that clearly stated the birth parent had to re-adopt, instead of a statement being added in semi-explanation afterwards.

[a-l]

Could you give a link to the law, as I was trying to find it yesterday to make sure what I believed was correct, and was obviously searching using the wrong terms?

Have you tried family lives. Org UK, adopting step children ?  There might be something there.

Alternatively , Parliament UK children's adoption bill.
Sorry I can't do links.

[Glen in Tinsel Kni]

A timeline of changes made to the adoption act through time at

http://www.historyandpolicy.org/docs/dfe-jenny-keating.pdf

The Adoption Act 1949 as enacted is detailed on the following link, keep clicking on "next provision" to advance page by page through the legislation.

https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo6/12-13-14/98/introduction/enacted