Discharge of Adoption of K [2022] NSWSC 1197

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Discharge of Adoption of K [2022] NSWSC 1197 Hearing dates: 30 August 2022 Date of orders: 30 August 2022 Decision date: 30 August 2022 Jurisdiction: Equity - Adoptions List Before: Stevenson J Decision: Order for adoption discharged; order discharging adoption suspended until 5pm on 2 December 2022; liberty to apply granted to adopted child; orders made changing name of adopted child to pre-adoption names Catchwords: ADOPTION – application by adoptive parent to discharge adoption order – breakdown of relationship between adoptive parent and adopted child – where adopted child now an adult – whether an exceptional reason shown – whether order should be suspended to allow adopted child to participate in decision – whether adopted child's names should be changed Legislation Cited: Adoption Act 2000 (NSW) Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1995 (NSW) Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998 (NSW) Cases Cited: Adoption of LVH [2014] NSWSC 1902 AX and Anor v SX and Ors [2021] EWHC 1121 (Fam) BB v DD; Re AA and the Surrogacy Act 2010 (NSW) [2015] NSWSC 1095 R v Kelly (Edward) [2000] QB 198 Re Gordon (a pseudonym) (No 2) [2020] NSWSC 673 Re Lee: Application for Parentage Order [2022] NSWSC 1155 Re Susan [2009] NSWSC 592 S v B; O v D [2014] NSWSC 1533 Surrogacy Application by a Couple from the United States of America [2017] NSWSC 1806 Yacoub v Pilkington (Australia) Ltd [2007] NSWCA 290 Category: Principal judgment Parties: CG (Applicant) K (Respondent) Secretary, New South Wales Department of Communities and Justice (Intervenor) Representation: Counsel: B J Dean (Intervenor)