In re B v [1985] JLR 360 (05 August 1986)

In re B v [1985] JLR 360 (05 August 1986)

The court has no power to revoke the care order and consent to adoption in England due to statutory limitations and absence of English legislative provision for adoption of a Jersey child.

Citation
[1985] JLR 360
Parties
Child: B
Jurisdiction
Jersey
Judgment Date
05 August 1986
Procedural Posture
Family Law Children Care Order / Application for Revocation and Variation of Care Order
Outcome
Application refused
Legal Topics
Children, Care Order, Revocation, Variation, Adoption

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Parties

B

Child

Procedural Posture

Family Law Children Care Order / Application for Revocation and Variation of Care Order

  1. 1 Whether the court has power to revoke a care order and consent to adoption in England under the Children (Jersey) Law, 1969

Ratio Decidendi

The court has no power to revoke the care order and consent to adoption in England due to statutory limitations and absence of English legislative provision for adoption of a Jersey child.

Court Disposition

Application refused

Orders

  • No revocation of care order
  • No consent to adoption in England granted