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Use form LA186 to re-register your child’s birth following the marriage or civil partnership of the mother and the second female parent.
Use form GRO 187 to apply to re-register a child's birth and add the second female parent's details.
Application form to get your birth certificate information from before your adoption. Use this form if you do not live in the UK.
Foster carers look after children when their parents are not able to - becoming a foster carer, money and support available, fostering agencies, foster parents.
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