B (A Child), Re [2010] EWCC 56 (Fam) (2010)
Given the parents' acceptance of their inability to care for HOB and the Local Authority's care plan for adoption, the court finds that HOB's welfare requires the making of a care order and a placement order, and that parental consent to placement should be dispensed with.
- Citation
- [2010] EWCC 56
- Parties
- Applicant: X Local Authority; Mother: DS; Father: JB; Children’s Guardian: Children’s Guardian
- Jurisdiction
- England and Wales
- Procedural Posture
- Care and Placement Order Application / Final Hearing
- Outcome
- Care order and placement order granted; parental consent dispensed with; no order for costs save public funding assessment.
- Legal Topics
- Care Orders, Placement Orders, Adoption, Parental Consent, Welfare of the Child
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Parties
X Local Authority
Applicant
DS
Mother
JB
Father
Children’s Guardian
Children’s Guardian
Procedural Posture
Care and Placement Order Application / Final Hearing
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether to grant a care order and placement order for HOB
- 2 Whether to dispense with parental consent for placement order
Ratio Decidendi
Given the parents' acceptance of their inability to care for HOB and the Local Authority's care plan for adoption, the court finds that HOB's welfare requires the making of a care order and a placement order, and that parental consent to placement should be dispensed with.
Court Disposition
Care order and placement order granted; parental consent dispensed with; no order for costs save public funding assessment.
Orders
- Care order placing HOB in the care of X Local Authority
- Placement order in respect of HOB
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