N v B & Ors
The welfare of the children requires an adoption order to secure lifelong stability and prevent the father from undermining their placement; the grandmother should not have to share parental responsibility with the father, whose behaviour and intentions pose a risk to the children’s welfare.
- Parties
- Applicant: N; 1st Respondent: B; 2nd & 3rd Respondents: T & Y (By their Guardian); Local Authority: A County Council
- Jurisdiction
- England and Wales
- Judgment Date
- 22 March 2013
- Procedural Posture
- Adoption Application / Final Judgment
- Outcome
- Adoption order granted; father's consent dispensed with.
- Legal Topics
- Adoption, Special Guardianship, Parental Responsibility, Contact Orders, Delay in Proceedings
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Parties
N
Applicant
B
1st Respondent
T & Y (By their Guardian)
2nd & 3rd Respondents
A County Council
Local Authority
Procedural Posture
Adoption Application / Final Judgment
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether an adoption order or special guardianship order should be made
- 2 Whether the father's consent to adoption should be dispensed with
- 3 Whether defined contact should be ordered
Ratio Decidendi
The welfare of the children requires an adoption order to secure lifelong stability and prevent the father from undermining their placement; the grandmother should not have to share parental responsibility with the father, whose behaviour and intentions pose a risk to the children’s welfare.
Court Disposition
Adoption order granted; father's consent dispensed with.
Orders
- Adoption order in favour of the grandmother for T and Y
- Indirect contact by way of birthday cards through CAFIS, recorded as a recital
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