Adoption of GWL [2013] NSWSC 1527

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Adoption of GWL [2013] NSWSC 1527 Hearing dates: In Chambers Decision date: 18 October 2013 Jurisdiction: Equity Division - Adoption List Before: Darke J Decision: Orders made for adoption of child and approval of changes to child's name. Catchwords: FAMILY LAW AND CHILD WELFARE - adoption - inter-country adoption - child from country not party to Hague Convention - application for orders dispensing with consent and notice requirements - whether birth parents of child cannot, after reasonable inquiry, be found or identified - application for approval for change of name - whether change of name is in child's best interests Legislation Cited: Adoption Act 2000 ss 8, 52, 54, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 67, 101, 108, 113, 116, 117 Adoption Amendment Act 2008 Commonwealth Immigration (Guardianship of Children) Act 1946 (Cth) s 4AAA Family Law (Bilateral Arrangements - Inter-Country Adoption) Regulations 1998 (Cth) Cases Cited: Application of MSC and CJC; re HES [2011] NSWSC 1071 Application of RM and ESM - Child: Y [2004] NSWSC 937; (2004) 62 NSWLR 465 Appln MKL & MJL; Re YSL [2013] NSWSC 564 Director-General, Department of Community Services v The Adoptive Parents [2005] NSWCA 385 In the matter of N and the Adoption Act 2000 [2012] NSWSC 1263 Re Application of H and H, child JW [2011] NSWSC 93; (2011) 45 Fam LR 681 Re K and the Adoption Act 2000 [2005] NSWSC 858 Re KSE & The Adoption Act 2000 [2006] NSWSC 92 Category: Principal judgment Parties: RJC and ARC (applicants) GWL (child) File Number(s): A66/2013 Publication restriction: None