adoption

[missmoore]

Is there an age limit (on the parents) for adopting a child in the UK? TIA

[Ethel]

Officially there is no upper age limit, but realistically it is unusual if one of the parents is over 40.

http://www.adviceguide.org.uk/nm/f_adopting_a_ child.pdf

[maxi29]

There is no upper limit. Some local authorities set a maximum gap between mother and child (in our LA it's 45 years) but this is only a guideline and can be waived. It's not true to say that people over 40 can't adopt: we adopted our children earlier this year when I was 49 and my partner was 45 - we weren't the eldest in our adoption group either.