REPORT: ADOPTING COUPLES IN IRELAND SHOULD BE MARRIED: From IrishHealth.com

Couples in Ireland who wish to adopt children should be married, according to a major new report on adoption.

The report states that while it is accepted that marriage 'is not a guarantee of stability of a relationship or good parenting', providing eligibility rights to cohabiting couples 'is fraught with difficulty in Ireland'.

This, it says, is due to the absence of any formal cohabitation agreement system, which would address the situation of children should the couple break up.

The recommendation, which refers to 'stranger adoptions', is contained in the report, Adoption Legislation: 2003 consultation and proposals for change. It contains details of the consultation process established by the Department of Health in 2003, as well as proposals for legislation to overhaul the current adoption system.

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