29 Apr 2022
DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE v. LYS AND ANOTHER
- Citation
- [2022] HKCFI 1266
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCAD14/2021
Adoption was held to be in the best interests of TCKI; the mother had abandoned and neglected the child and her consent was unreasonably withheld and therefore could be dispensed with under the Adoption Ordinance; the putative father was not a parent for consent purposes and consent from him was not required.