Adoption of AMB and JJE [2018] NSWSC 1609

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Adoption of AMB and JJE [2018] NSWSC 1609 Hearing dates: 22, 23, October 2018 Date of orders: 25 October 2018 Decision date: 25 October 2018 Jurisdiction: Equity - Adoptions List Before: Sackar J Decision: see paras [86]-[89] Catchwords: EQUITY – adoption – whether adoption proposed will promote the best interests of the children – whether dispensing with birth parent consent is in the best interests of the child – whether the best interests of the child will be promoted by the making of an adoption order and preferable to any other action – whether court should order the surname change Legislation Cited: Adoption Act 2000 (NSW) Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998 (NSW) Cases Cited: Adoption of NG (No 2) [2014] NSWSC 680 Adoption of RCC and RZA [2015] NSWSC 813 In the matter of Campbell [2011] NSWSC 761 Re H (Adoption: Parental Agreement) (1982) 3 FLR 386 Re Henry; JL v Secretary, Department of Family and Community Services [2015] NSWCA 89 Re Tanya [2016] NSWSC 794 Re W (A Child) [2017] 1 WLR 889; [2016] EWCA Civ 793 Texts Cited: n/a Category: Principal judgment Parties: The Secretary, NSW Department of Family and Community Services by his delegate Principal Officer, Adoptions, Barnardos Australia(Plaintiff) CMB (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Ms R Dart (Plaintiff) D Russo (Solicitor for Defendant)