Step-parent

Identifying and definitional attributes
Metadata item type:	Glossary Item
METEOR identifier:	749068
Registration status:	Children and Families, Standard 03/11/2021
Definition:	The non-biological parent who is the spouse of the child’s biological parent or previously adoptive parent. Foster parents are not included in this category.

Source and reference attributes
Submitting organisation:	Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Relational attributes
Related metadata references:	Supersedes Step-parent Children and Families, Superseded 03/11/2021
Metadata items which use this glossary item:	Adoptions DSS 2020-21 Children and Families, Standard 03/11/2021 Adoptive parent Children and Families, Standard 03/11/2021 Known child adoption Children and Families, Standard 03/11/2021 Relationship to adoptive parent(s) code N Children and Families, Standard 03/11/2021