Govt reveals ACT couples caught up in adoption scams

The ACT Government has revealed that a number of Canberra couples have been caught up in overseas adoption scams where the child has been stolen from its parents.

Office for Children, Youth and Family Support executive director Megan Mitchell has told an Assembly Committee the abuses largely happened in the late 1990s but they only came to light recently.

Ms Mitchell says they have given support to the families affected.

"There were a few families affected at that time, and my understanding is that those families have been counselled and are satisfied with the way forward," she said.
"Many of them have connected with those families where that relinquishment happened."