21 Feb 1986
RE PHILIPS, DIANA KIT YAN
- Citation
- RE PHILIPS, DIANA KIT YAN
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCAD3/1985
The father’s withholding of consent was not shown to be unreasonable and, applying the statutory test and relevant authorities, the court would not exercise its discretion to dispense with his consent; therefore adoption orders could not be made and the applications were dismissed; questions of nationality and right of abode are not proper grounds for dispensing with consent in this court.