Our Contact Centre will be closed from 5pm on 24 December 2024, reopening at 8am on 3 January 2025. National Office (Aitken Street, Wellington) reception will be closed from 5pm on Friday 20 December, reopening at 8am on Monday 6 January 2025. For more information, see Court and Tribunal hours
It’s free to apply for an Adoption Order.
If you need help to fill in the forms you can visit your local court or seek legal advice.
Note: When you print the forms it's important to print them single sided.
Find out more on affidavits and statutory declarations
Application for Adoption Order - A3 [PDF, 485 KB]
Consent to Adoption Order - A4 [PDF, 133 KB]
Consent to Adoption Order if identity of applicants is not known - A5 [PDF, 133 KB]
Information sheet to accompany applications - G7 [PDF, 44 KB]
General affidavit [PDF, 38 KB]
Application for issue of Adoption Order after interim order has been made - A7 [PDF, 55 KB]
Adoption affidavit of natural mother [PDF, 20 KB]
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