AB (A Child), Re [2010] EWCC 54 (Fam) (2010)

Due to the overwhelming evidence of the parents' substance dependence, criminality, and inability to provide safe parenting, AB's welfare required that she be placed in the care of the Local Authority and made subject to a placement order for adoption, dispensing with parental consent.

Citation: [2010] EWCC 54 (Fam)
Parties: Applicant: X Local Authority; 1st Respondent: M; 2nd Respondent: F; 3rd Respondent: AB
Jurisdiction: England and Wales
Procedural Posture: Care and Placement Order Application / Final Hearing and Judgment
Outcome: Care order and placement order for adoption granted; parental consent dispensed with.
Legal Topics: Care Orders, Placement Orders, Parental Drug Misuse, Adoption, Child Welfare

Family Law Child Protection Care Orders Placement Orders Parental Drug Misuse Adoption Child Welfare

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Parties

X Local Authority

Applicant

1st Respondent

2nd Respondent

3rd Respondent

Procedural Posture

Care and Placement Order Application / Final Hearing and Judgment

Legal Issues

1 Whether the threshold for a care order is met under the Children Act 1989
2 Whether AB's welfare requires a care order and placement order for adoption
3 Whether parental consent to adoption should be dispensed with

Ratio Decidendi

Court Disposition

Care order and placement order for adoption granted; parental consent dispensed with.

Orders

Care order in respect of AB to X Local Authority
Placement order for adoption of AB