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adoptive parents

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adoptive parents
Social medicine Persons who lawfully adopt children, who are generally married couples but may be single persons, including homosexuals; most APs are married


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These include health and foster carers, adoptive parents childminders, teachers, scout leaders and sports coaches.
Adoptive parents must be married under Ukrainian rules and although Sir Elton and his partner David Furnish have been joined in a civil ceremony the former Soviet republic does not recognise samesex unions.
Liverpool-born Barber, who was in foster care for more than 10 years, said: "It is very important that we get potential foster and adoptive parents coming forward, as there are so many children out there who just want a loving, safe, stable home.
 
 
 
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