23 Dec 2021
DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE v. HPL AND ANOTHER
- Citation
- [2021] HKCFI 3874
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCAD12/2020
The court found that adoption is in the best interests of the three children based on assessments and the Adoption Checklist, and that the mother had abandoned and neglected the children and could not be found despite reasonable steps; accordingly the mother's consent was dispensed with and the children declared free for adoption; the putative father is not a parent under the Ordinance and his consent was not required.