Quote Originally Posted by johntrevor View Post
Not if both birth parents agree it doesn't, and sometimes if the birth father doesn't agree according to .gov.uk

Adoption without your consent
A court can decide the adoption can go ahead without your consent if:

it thinks the child would be put at risk if they were not adopted - it will send you the evidence they have been given, for example from social services or if you're incapable of giving consent, for example due to a mental disability
You totally miss the point. When you adopt a child, you become the legal guardian and the birth parents are no longer the parents. Dawn would need to adopt Lucas as well.