The Adoption of MR [2022] NSWSC 352

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: The Adoption of MR [2022] NSWSC 352 Hearing dates: 16-18, 24 March 2022 Date of orders: 30 March 2022 Decision date: 30 March 2022 Jurisdiction: Equity - Adoptions List Before: Sackar J Decision: Adoption Orders Made Catchwords: FAMILY LAW — Children — Adoption — Whether adoption clearly preferable and in the best interests of the child — Whether the consent of the birth mother ought to be dispensed with — Change of name — Registration of adoption plans Legislation Cited: Adoption Act 2000 (NSW) Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998 (NSW) Children (Criminal Proceedings) Act 1987 (NSW) Status of Children Act 1996 (NSW) Cases Cited: Adoption of BS (No 3) [2013] NSWSC 2033 Adoption of Hogarth (No 2) [2019] NSWSC 9 Adoption of JLK and CRK [2017] NSWSC 7 Adoption of NG (No 2) [2014] NSWSC 680 Adoption of Taylor-Clay [2019] NSWSC 27 Director-General, Department of Community Services (NSW) v D and Others (2007) 37 Fam LR 595; [2007] NSWSC 762 Re Adoption of RCC and RZA [2015] NSWSC 813 Re B (A Minor) [2002] 1 WLR 258; [2001] UKHL 70 Re D, Application of A [2006] NSWSC 1056 Re Peter [2009] NSWSC 697 Re the Adoption of CCS and FLS [2019] NSWSC 71 Re W (A Child) (Adoption: Grandparents' Competing Claim) [2017] 1 WLR 889; [2016] EWCA Civ 793 Secretary, New South Wales Department of Family and Community Services by his delegate Principal Officer, Adoptions, Barnados Australia; Re JLR [2015] NSWSC 926 Rice & Asplund, In the marriage of (1978) 6 Fam LR 570 Texts Cited: N/A Category: Principal judgment Parties: Secretary, Department of Communities and Justice (plaintiff) Birth mother Representation: Counsel: Ms R Dart (plaintiff) Mr B Kelly (birth mother)