Section 61E — Family Law Act 1975 (Cth)

Effect of adoption on parental responsibility

(1) This section applies if:

(a) a child is adopted; and

(b) immediately before the adoption, a person had parental responsibility for the child, whether in full or to a limited extent and whether because of section 61C or because of a parenting order.

(2) The person’s parental responsibility for the child ends on the adoption of the child, unless the adoption is by a prescribed adopting parent and leave was not granted under section 60G for the adoption proceedings to be commenced.

Sourced from the Federal Register of Legislation at 26 May 2026. For the latest information on Australian Government law please go to https://www.legislation.gov.au. Verify the current text against the official source before relying on it.

Related sections

s 61D — Parenting orders and parental responsibility
s 61DAA — Effect of parenting order that provides for joint decision‑making about major long‑term issues
s 61DAB — No need to consult on issues that are not major long‑term issues
s 61F — Application to Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander children
s 62A — What this Division does
s 62B — Court’s obligation to inform people to whom Part VII orders apply about family counselling, family dispute resolution and other family services

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