Discharge of Adoption of Kate (a pseudonym) [2023] NSWSC 1317

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Discharge of Adoption of Kate (a pseudonym) [2023] NSWSC 1317 Hearing dates: 2 November 2023 Date of orders: 2 November 2023 Decision date: 02 November 2023 Jurisdiction: Equity - Adoptions List Before: Stevenson J Decision: Order for adoption discharged; order for proposed name change made Catchwords: CHILD WELFARE – adoption – application by adoptive parents to discharge adoption order – whether an exceptional reason shown – where breakdown of relationship between adoptive parents and child – where adoptive parents no longer exercising parental responsibility Legislation Cited: Adoption Act 2000 (NSW) Cases Cited: Adoption of LVH [2014] NSWSC 1902 AX v BX & Ors (Revocation of Adoption Order) (Rev 1) [2021] EWHC 1121 (Fam) BB v DD; Re AA and the Surrogacy Act 2010 (NSW) [2015] NSWSC 1095 Discharge of Adoption of K [2022] NSWSC 1197 R v Kelly (Edward) [2000] QB 198 Re Gordon (a pseudonym) (No 2); Application to discharge adoption order [2020] NSWSC 673 Re L; Application for Parentage Order [2022] NSWSC 1155 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: Adoptive Parents (Applicants) Secretary, Department of Communities and Justice (Intervener) "Kate" (a pseudonym) (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: J A Darvall (Applicants) B Dean (Intervener)