A, Re

A, Re

Notice of the adoption application must be given to the Home Office before any order is made, and the court must be satisfied that the application was made before the person to be adopted attained eighteen years of age.

Parties
Applicant: ZK; Respondent: SNA
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
02 May 2017
Procedural Posture
Adoption / Interlocutory Judgment; Directions Hearing
Outcome
Application not finally resolved; directions issued.
Legal Topics
Adoption, Foreign Element, Citizenship, Procedural Compliance
Family Law Adoption Foreign Element Citizenship Procedural Compliance

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Parties

ZK

Applicant

SNA

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Adoption / Interlocutory Judgment; Directions Hearing

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether notice of adoption application must be given to the Home Office in cases with a foreign element
  2. 2 Whether the application for adoption was made before the person to be adopted attained the age of eighteen

Ratio Decidendi

Notice of the adoption application must be given to the Home Office before any order is made, and the court must be satisfied that the application was made before the person to be adopted attained eighteen years of age.

Court Disposition

Application not finally resolved; directions issued.

Orders

  • Notice of proceedings and documents to be sent to the Home Office.
  • Applicant's solicitor to file and serve a detailed statement by 31st May 2017 regarding the method and timing of the application.