Birth mother—marital status, at child's birth code N

Implementation start date: 01/07/2013

Implementation end date: 30/06/2016

Conditional obligation:

Conditional on adoption type being a 'local' adoption.

DSS specific information:

The marital status is measured at the time of the child’s birth (rather than at the time of placement).

The birth mother is classified as married if she was legally married (regardless of whether she is married to the birth father) at the time of the child’s birth. In situations where the birth mother’s legal marital partner died before the birth (i.e. during the pregnancy), the birth mother is still classified as ‘married’.

The birth mother is classified as not married if she was not legally married at the time of the child’s birth (expect in circumstances where the birth mother’s legal marital partner died before the birth). This includes situations where the birth mother was living in a de facto relationship.

Implementation start date: 01/07/2016

Implementation end date: 30/06/2017

Conditional obligation:

Conditional on adoption type being a 'local' adoption.

DSS specific information:

The marital status is measured at the time of the child’s birth (rather than at the time of placement).

The birth mother is classified as married if she was legally married (regardless of whether she is married to the birth father) at the time of the child’s birth. In situations where the birth mother’s legal marital partner died before the birth (i.e. during the pregnancy), the birth mother is still classified as ‘married’.

The birth mother is classified as not married if she was not legally married at the time of the child’s birth (expect in circumstances where the birth mother’s legal marital partner died before the birth). This includes situations where the birth mother was living in a de facto relationship.

Implementation start date: 01/07/2017

Implementation end date: 30/06/2018

Conditional obligation:

Conditional on adoption type being a 'local' adoption.

DSS specific information:

The marital status is measured at the time of the child’s birth (rather than at the time of placement).

The birth mother is classified as married if she was legally married (regardless of whether she is married to the birth father) at the time of the child’s birth. In situations where the birth mother’s legal marital partner died before the birth (i.e. during the pregnancy), the birth mother is still classified as ‘married’.

The birth mother is classified as not married if she was not legally married at the time of the child’s birth (expect in circumstances where the birth mother’s legal marital partner died before the birth). This includes situations where the birth mother was living in a de facto relationship.

Implementation start date: 01/07/2018

Implementation end date: 30/06/2019

Conditional obligation:

Conditional on adoption type being a 'local' adoption.

DSS specific information:

The marital status is measured at the time of the child’s birth (rather than at the time of placement).

The birth mother is classified as married if she was legally married (regardless of whether she is married to the birth father) at the time of the child’s birth. In situations where the birth mother’s legal marital partner died before the birth (i.e. during the pregnancy), the birth mother is still classified as ‘married’.

The birth mother is classified as not married if she was not legally married at the time of the child’s birth (expect in circumstances where the birth mother’s legal marital partner died before the birth). This includes situations where the birth mother was living in a de facto relationship.

Implementation start date: 01/07/2019

Implementation end date: 30/06/2020

Conditional obligation:

Conditional on adoption type being a 'local' adoption.

DSS specific information:

The marital status is measured at the time of the child’s birth (rather than at the time of placement).

The birth mother is classified as married if she was legally married (regardless of whether she is married to the birth father) at the time of the child’s birth. In situations where the birth mother’s legal marital partner died before the birth (i.e. during the pregnancy), the birth mother is still classified as ‘married’.

The birth mother is classified as not married if she was not legally married at the time of the child’s birth (expect in circumstances where the birth mother’s legal marital partner died before the birth). This includes situations where the birth mother was living in a de facto relationship.

Implementation start date: 01/07/2020

Implementation end date: 30/06/2021

Conditional obligation:

Conditional on adoption type being a local adoption.

DSS specific information:

The marital status is measured at the time of the child’s birth (rather than at the time of placement).

The birth mother is classified as married if she was legally married (regardless of whether she is married to the birth father) at the time of the child’s birth. In situations where the birth mother’s legal marital partner died before the birth (i.e. during the pregnancy), the birth mother is still classified as ‘married’.

The birth mother is classified as not married if she was not legally married at the time of the child’s birth (expect in circumstances where the birth mother’s legal marital partner died before the birth). This includes situations where the birth mother was living in a de facto relationship.