Re: the Adoption of A (anonymised) [2020] NSWSC 124

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Re: the Adoption of A (anonymised) [2020] NSWSC 124 Hearing dates: 10 February 2020 Date of orders: 14 February 2020 Decision date: 14 February 2020 Jurisdiction: Equity - Adoptions List Before: Sackar J Decision: Adoption Orders Made Catchwords: FAMILY LAW – Children – Adoption – Whether adoption clearly preferable – whether adoption is in child's best interests – whether the consent of the birth parents ought to be dispensed with – contact – adoption plans – change of name Legislation Cited: Adoption Act 2000 (NSW) Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: Adoption of AT [2016] NSWSC 1971 Adoption at BS (No 3) [2013] NSWSC 2033 Adoption of KH [2015] NSWSC 274 Adoption of NG (No 2) [2014] NSWSC 680 Adoption of RCC and RZA [2015] NSWSC 813 Adoption of Taylor-Clay [2019] NSWSC 27 Application of A; Re D [2006] NSWSC 1056; (2006) 36 Fam LR 142 Director-General, Dept of Community Services v D & Ors [2007] NSWSC 762; (2007) 37 Fam LR 595 In the matter of O; In the matter of S [2019] NSWSC 20 Re the Adoption of AJH [2017] NSWSC 751 Texts Cited: n/a Category: Principal judgment Parties: The Secretary, New South Wales Department of Family and Community Services (as they then were) (Plaintiff) H I (First Defendant) J C (Second Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Ms Sproston (Plaintiff) Self representation (First Defendant) Self representation (Second Defendant)