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The Court of First Instance rebutted the presumption of paternity, dispensed with the mother’s consent, and freed an infant for adoption.
The Court of First Instance granted a sole applicant’s adoption petition, holding that homosexual orientation and a same-sex marriage did not bar adoption where the child’s best interests were satisfied.
The Court of First Instance granted a parental order, extended time to apply, and authorized surrogacy payments after finding the orders were in the child’s best interests.
The court granted a private local adoption order for C and ordered her dewarded, finding statutory requirements met and adoption in her best interests.
The court granted the Director of Social Welfare’s application to dispense with the mother’s consent and declared the child free for adoption, after considering medical evidence and the Official Solicitor’s report.
The Court granted leave for Mr and Mrs B to arrange C’s adoption, finding it in her best interests, and approved their undertaking to pay the defendants’ hearing costs.
The court held that the plaintiff was validly adopted in Mainland China, revoked the grant of letters of administration de bonis non, and ordered further estate relief.
The court held that a parental order under section 12 of the Parent and Child Ordinance required a joint spousal application, made the children wards of court, and extended the husband’s access.
The Court of Appeal dismissed applications for security for costs and for a stay of a costs order in a probate appeal, finding the security request was very late and the stay test was not met.
The court ordered no costs between Lily Cheung and Cheung Wai Kwok, but Lily must pay Luk Tung Mei’s costs, including the counterclaim, with 2 counsel certified.
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