Kahn, a task made even more difficult by the fact that Kahn had three separate and coexisting families: a wife and two mistresses with one child apiece.

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Lady Eaton warned that other families were often not as lucky - particularly those with more than one child.

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But with one in five adoptions breaking down, support for families in the months after they adopted a child is critical too.

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