Adoption of Jane [2019] NSWSC 880

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Adoption of Jane [2019] NSWSC 880 Hearing dates: 11 July 2019 Decision date: 11 July 2019 Before: Ball J Decision: Order for adoption of child, approval of change to child's name and registration of maternal adoption plan Catchwords: FAMILY LAW – Children – Adoption – contested by natural mother – whether adoption is in best interests of the child – dispensing with consent of natural father under s 67(1) of the Adoption Act 2000 (NSW) – registration of maternal adoption plan under s 50(3) of the Adoption Act 2000 (NSW) – change of child's name under s 101(1) of the Adoption Act 2000 (NSW) CIVIL PROCEDURE – Hearings – Adjournment – whether to grant adjournment to extend time in which to file evidence – numerous previous extensions Legislation Cited: Adoption Act 2000 (NSW) Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998 (NSW) Cases Cited: Re the Adoption of AJH [2017] NSWSC 1751 Category: Principal judgment Parties: The Secretary, New South Wales Department of Family and Community Services by his delegate Agency responsible for Jane's Care (Plaintiff) Cathy (First Defendant) Jenny (Second Defendant) Representation: Counsel: J Harris (Plaintiff) In Person (First Defendant) S Wimalaratne (Solicitor) (Second Defendant)

Solicitors: Crown Solicitors Office (Plaintiff) SVW Legal (Second Defendant) File Number(s): A114/2018 Publication restriction: This version is for publication and uses pseudonyms for the child, the proposed adoptive parents and the birth family