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3 December 2020

Prospective Adopters v Sheffield City Council [2020] EWCA Civ 1591
(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...
Samantha Bangham
Adoption 3 December 2020
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11 June 2020

HX v A Local Authority and Ors (Application to Revoke Adoption Order) [2020] EWHC 1287 (Fam)
(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...
Francesca Esposito
Adoption 11 June 2020
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7 June 2020

FX and MJX v CAFCASS Legal [2020] EWHC 1227 (Fam)
(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...
Francesca Esposito
Adoption 7 June 2020
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21 May 2020

Re X (Revocations of Testamentary Guardianship) [2020] EWFC 33
(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...
Francesca Esposito
Adoption 21 May 2020
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17 May 2020

Re L (Adoption Order: Identification of Possible Father) [2020] EWCA Civ 577
(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;...
Francesca Esposito
Adoption 17 May 2020
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29 April 2020

Prospective Adopters v London Borough of Tower Hamlets [2020] EWFC 26
(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...
Francesca Esposito
Adoption 29 April 2020
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12 February 2020

A, B and C (Adoption: Notification of Fathers and Relatives) [2020] EWCA Civ 41
(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...
Francesca Esposito
Adoption 12 February 2020
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14 November 2019

Re TY (Preliminaries to intercountry adoption) [2019] EWHC 2979 (Fam)
(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...
Francesca Esposito
Adoption 14 November 2019
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23 January 2018

Re B (A Child) (Care Proceedings) [2018] EWCA Civ 20
(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 –...
Samantha Bangham
Adoption 23 January 2018
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6 December 2016

Re N (A Child) [2016] EWHC 3085 (Fam)
(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...
Samantha Bangham
Adoption 6 December 2016
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