The Adoption of Harriet (a pseudonym) [2024] NSWSC 1118

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: The Adoption of Harriet (a pseudonym) [2024] NSWSC 1118 Hearing dates: On the papers Date of orders: 3 September 2024 Decision date: 03 September 2024 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Nixon J Decision: Orders for adoption made; change of name approved Catchwords: CHILD WELFARE – adoption – whether in child's best interest that adoption order be made – whether adoption order clearly preferable – whether change of name should be approved Legislation Cited: Adoption Act 2000 (NSW), ss 8, 90, 92, 101, 180 Cases Cited: Adoption of Ashleigh (a pseudonym) [2024] NSWSC 763 Adoption of BL [2018] NSWSC 391 Adoption of NG (No 2) [2014] NSWSC 680 Adoption of RCC and RZA [2015] NSWSC 813 Adoption of Taylor-Clay [2019] NSWSC 27 Application of A - re D [2006] NSWSC 1056 Re the Adoption of AJH [2017] NSWSC 1751 Re B (A Minor) [2001] UKHL 70; [2002] 1 All ER 241 Re the Adoption of CCS and FLS [2019] NSWSC 71 Director General Department of Human Services; Re M [2011] NSWSC 369 In 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, Barnardos Australia v MB and JW [2017] NSWSC 1087 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Secretary, NSW Department of Communities and Justice (Plaintiff) File Number(s): 2024/00280248 Publication restriction: This judgment has been anonymised pursuant to s 180 of the Adoption Act 2000 (NSW)