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(Court of Appeal, Civil Division, Peter Jackson, Baker, Lewis LJJ, 26 November 2020)Adoption – Return of children – Adopters sought to adopt younger child – Whether notice of...
(Family Division, MacDonald J, 22 May 2020)Adoption – Order – Application to revoke adoption orderThe Family Division set aside the birth father's application to revoke the adoption...
(Family Court, Judd J, 18 May 2020)Adoption – Foreign adoption – Inherent jurisdictionThe Family Court made the declaration sought under the inherent jurisdiction, and dismissed the...
(Family Court, Theis J, 22 April 2020)Adoption – Application for intercountry adoption – Testamentary guardianship orderThe Family Court held that there was no basis for revoking the...
(Court of Appeal, Sir Andrew McFarlane P, Peter Jackson and Nicola Davies LJJ, 30 April 2020)Adoption – Parent – Identification of possible fatherThe Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal;...
(Family Court, Mostyn J, 3 April 2020)Adoption – Application for leave to oppose adoption – Adoption and Children Act 2002, s 47(5)The Family Court dismissed the parents’ application...
(Court of Appeal, Sir Andrew McFarlane P, Peter Jackson and Nicola Davies LJJ, 29 January 2020)Adoption – Parent – Concealing birth of childThe Court of Appeal held that in each case the...
(Family Division, Cobb J, 7 November 2019)Adoption – Foreign adoption – Aunt submitted adoption application in UK.The Family Division allowed the adoption application in spite of the...
(Court of Appeal, Sir James Munby, the President of the Family Division, Davis, Underhill LJJ, 17 January 2018)Care proceedings – Adoption – Placement with adopters of sibling or father’s cousin –...
(Family Division, Sir James Munby, the President of the Family Division, 1 December 2016)Adoption – Indian adoption – Immigration – Domicile – Whether the Indian adoption should be recognisedA...