Adoptions through the courts; number of children adopted at the same time

The data in the table 'Adoptions through the courts; number of children adopted at the same time' refer to adoption applications submitted to Dutch courts. The table lists the adoptive families involved in the granted requests. A distinction is made between families who have adopted 1, 2 or more children at the same time. The data in this table concern both regular adoptions and stepparent adoptions. Adoptions that fall under the Hague Adoption Convention are not included. If a child is adopted from a country that is party to this treaty, the adoption is automatically and fully recognized without the intervention of a Dutch court. Data available from: 1995. Status of the figures: All figures included in the table are final figures. When will the new numbers come out? This table will no longer be updated. In the course of 2010, a new method of observation will be adopted and a revised series will be published.