B Adoption, Re [2014] EWCC B25 (Fam) (19 March 2014)

B Adoption, Re [2014] EWCC B25 (Fam) (19 March 2014)

The parents failed to demonstrate a sufficient change of circumstances since the Placement Order; therefore, the statutory threshold for granting leave to oppose the adoption order was not met.

Citation
[2014] EWCC B25 (Fam)
Parties
Applicants: Birth Parents; Respondents: Proposed Adopters; Intervener: Maternal Grandmother
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
19 March 2014
Procedural Posture
Family Law Adoption / Application for Leave to Oppose Adoption Order
Outcome
Application for leave to oppose adoption order dismissed
Legal Topics
Adoption, Leave to Oppose Adoption Order, Change of Circumstances, Care and Placement Orders
Family Law Adoption Leave to Oppose Adoption Order Change of Circumstances Care and Placement Orders

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Parties

Birth Parents

Applicants

Proposed Adopters

Respondents

Maternal Grandmother

Intervener

Procedural Posture

Family Law Adoption / Application for Leave to Oppose Adoption Order

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the birth parents have demonstrated a sufficient change of circumstances since the Placement Order to justify leave to oppose the adoption order

Ratio Decidendi

The parents failed to demonstrate a sufficient change of circumstances since the Placement Order; therefore, the statutory threshold for granting leave to oppose the adoption order was not met.

Court Disposition

Application for leave to oppose adoption order dismissed

Orders

  • Any challenge by application for leave to appeal must be lodged at the Court of Appeal in London by 4pm on 9 April 2014.
  • The case will be relisted before the judge at 10am on 16 April 2014 to consider the granting of the adoption order.