Adoption in Aotearoa New Zealand: Summary document [pdf, 325 KB]
...consistently ill-treated the child, or 2. the Court decides the parent or guardian is unfit to look after the child because of a physical or mental incapacity. Any physical or mental incapacity must also be likely to continue indefinitely. Disability rights advocates have criticised the second category as it can discriminate against people with disabilities and creates a presumption around the quality of parenting by people with disabilities. We want to hear your views on whe...