Claudelle Sharon Clare Miles v Hillman John Miles (aka) Johan Miles Abdullah & 3 ors; In the Estate of Wayde Stanley Miles [2006] NSWSC 918

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Claudelle Sharon Clare Miles v Hillman John Miles (aka) Johan Miles Abdullah & 3 ors; In the Estate of Wayde Stanley Miles [2006] NSWSC 918

HEARING DATE(S) : 29/08/06 JURISDICTION : Equity Division

JUDGMENT OF : Brereton J

EX TEMPORE JUDGMENT DATE : 08/29/2006

DECISION : Adoption orders of Sessions Court of Kelang held valid in New South Wales.

CATCHWORDS : PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW – FAMILY LAW – Adoption – recognition of foreign adoption – non-convention country – not a prescribed overseas jurisdiction – whether presumption that Adoption Act s 116(1) applies rebutted – Adoption Act ss 116, 117. PROCEDURE – service – service outside jurisdiction – leave to proceed.

(NSW) Adoption Act 2000, ss 116, 117 (NSW) Family Provision Act 1982 LEGISLATION CITED : (NSW) Supreme Court Rules 1970, Pt 73 r 15 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005, r 11.4 (NSW) Wills Probate and Administration Act 1898, s 61B

1104/06 Claudelle Sharon Clare Miles (plaintiff) Hillman John Miles (aka Johan Miles Abdullah) (first defendant) Carole Ann Mitchell (second defendant) PARTIES : Noreene Mary Doris Alexander (third defendant) David Alexander (fourth defendant) 1134/06 Noreene Mary Doris Alexander (plaintiff) Claudelle Sharon Clare Miles (defendant)

FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 1004/06; 1134/06

COUNSEL : 1004/06 Ms S Thode (plaintiff)

1004/06 Eakin McCaffery Cox (plaintiff) Taylor &Scott (second defendant) Pigott Stinson Ratner Thom (third defendant) SOLICITORS : Pigott Stinson Ratner Thom (fourth defendant)