The Adoption of Mardi (a pseudonym) [2024] NSWSC 733

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: The Adoption of Mardi (a pseudonym) [2024] NSWSC 733 Hearing dates: On the papers Date of orders: 17 June 2024 Decision date: 17 June 2024 Jurisdiction: Equity - Adoptions List Before: McGrath J Decision: Adoption order made (see [39]–[40]) Catchwords: FAMILY LAW — children — adoption — application by step-parent — where proposed adoptive parent is the child's step-mother — where child has lived with birth father and step-mother since she was three years old — where child has no meaningful relationship with birth mother — where child is now 15 years old and gives sole consent to own adoption — where adoption is clearly preferable in child's best interests Legislation Cited: Adoption Act 2000 (NSW), ss 8, 30, 51, 52, 54, 55, 58, 59, 61–63, 67, 90, 95. Adoption Regulation 2015 (NSW), div 4 Cases Cited: Adoption of BL [2018] NSWSC 391 Adoption of RCC and RZA [2015] NSWSC 813 Adoption of Taylor-Clay [2019] NSWSC 27 Application of A - re D [2006] NSWSC 1056 Re B (A Minor) [2001] UKHL 70; [2002] 1 All ER 241 Re B (Adoption: Jurisdiction to Set Aside) [1995] Fam 239; [1995] 3 All ER 333 Re the Adoption of CCS and FLS [2019] NSWSC 71 Secretary, New South Wales Department of Family and Community Services by his delegate, Principal Officer, Barnardos Australia v MB and JW [2017] NSWSC 1087 Category: Principal judgment Parties: "Claudia" (a pseudonym) (Applicant) Representation: Solicitors: Coleman Greig Lawyers (Applicant) File Number(s): 2024/00070392 Publication restriction: This judgment has been anonymised pursuant to s 180 of the Adoption Act 2000 (NSW)