Discharge of Adoption of Isabel (a pseudonym) [2024] NSWSC 565

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Discharge of Adoption of Isabel (a pseudonym) [2024] NSWSC 565 Hearing dates: 9 May 2024 Date of orders: 14 May 2024 Decision date: 14 May 2024 Jurisdiction: Equity - Adoptions List Before: Stevenson J Decision: Discharge of adoption order to be made; name change order to be made; order to be made identifying the applicant's birth parents on the Births, Deaths and Marriages Register Catchwords: CHILD WELFARE – adoption – application by adult adopted person to discharge adoption order – whether an exceptional reason shown – where irretrievable breakdown of relationship between applicant and adoptive parents Legislation Cited: Adoption Act 2000 (NSW) Adoption of Children Act 1965 (NSW) Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1995 (NSW) Cases Cited: Adoption of LVH [2014] NSWSC 1902 AX v BX (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 Emma (a pseudonym) [2023] NSWSC 1508 Discharge of Adoption of K [2022] NSWSC 1197 Discharge of Adoption of Kate (a pseudonym) [2023] NSWSC 1317 R v Kelly (Edward) [2000] QB 198 Re David [2022] NSWSC 1738 Re Gordon (a pseudonym) (No 2); Application to discharge adoption order [2020] NSWSC 673 Re L; 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: "Isabel" (a pseudonym) (Applicant) Secretary, New South Wales Department of Communities and Justice (Intervenor) Representation: Counsel: B Dean (Intervenor)