Adoption

All children need to be a part of a family. The feeling of belonging helps to determine how they see themselves in relation to others and to their community. Adoption is a way to provide children and youth with a safe, secure home and family of their own.

Adoption is a legal and social process that establishes a parent-child relationship providing permanence. The process is determined by the Child and Family Services Act (CFSA).

Most children waiting to be adopted are school-aged or in a sibling group that needs to stay together. Many have emotional disabilities; others have physical, mental or developmental disabilities. All need the love of a permanent family.

Lanark CAS is committed to finding permanent homes for children in loving and nurturing families. We provide services for people interested in adopting a child, or who wish to seek information about a previous adoption (an adult adoptee or the relative of an adult adoptee).