Adoption in the Digital Age

Julie Samuels

Abstract

Whilst the use of the Internet to attract prospective adopters is nothing new, the noticeable use of it particularly for adoption fraud and the rehoming of children whose adoptions have broken down is disturbing. With this chapter raising questions about the use of unregulated websites and the commodification of children that seek forever families, how far adoption in the digital age will be further redefined remains to be seen.