NSW Caselaw
Supreme Court New South Wales
Medium Neutral Citation: Adoption of LVH [2014] NSWSC 1902 Hearing dates: 19 September 2014 Date of orders: 19 September 2014 Decision date: 19 September 2014 Jurisdiction: Equity Division - Adoption List Before: Brereton J Decision: Pursuant to Adoption Act 2000 s 93, the adoption order made on 10 December 1964 in proceedings 1348 of 1964 be discharged; Pursuant to s 93(7)(a), the name of the child consequent upon the discharge order be LVH. Catchwords: FAMILY LAW – Adoption – discharge of adoptions order – procedure on application for discharge – fraud duress or other improper means – other exceptional reason Legislation Cited: (CTH) Family Law Act s 79A(1)(a) (CTH) Matrimonial Causes Act 1959, s 75 (NSW) Adoption Act 2000, s 93, s 94 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules, r 56.10 Cases Cited: A v C-S (No1) [1955] VLR 340 Attorney General v Prince & Gardener [1998] 1NZLR 262 Australia & New Zealand Banking Group v Karam [2005] NSWCA 344 B, Re (Adoption: Jurisdiction to Set Aside) [1995] 3 All ER 333 Byrne v Byrne (1965) 7 FLR 342 Green v Kwiatek (1982) FLC 91-259 Re S [1969] VR 490 Re Susan [2009] NSWSC 592 Taylor v Taylor (1979) FLC 90-674 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Applicant: LVH Representation: Counsel: LVH (in person, via videolink) Ms Christie (amicus for the Attorney General of NSW)
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