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
Legal Issues
- 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
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