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Family law [2020] JRC 187

In the matter of EE (Freed for Adoption)

In the matter of EE (Freed for Adoption) [2020] JRC 187 (21 September 2020)

The court made a final care order and freed a four-month-old child for adoption, finding the care threshold met and either valid consent or grounds to dispense with it.

  • Care orders
  • Adoption
  • Parental consent
  • Dispensation of consent
  • Child welfare
  • Family-law
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Family law [2018] JRC 207

In the matter of Linda (Care Proceedings)

In the matter of Linda (Care Proceedings) [2018] JRC 207 (16 November 2018)

The Royal Court approved an off-Island therapeutic placement for Linda, dispensed with her consent, and allowed withdrawal of a secure accommodation application.

  • Secure accommodation order
  • Therapeutic placement
  • Dispensation of consent
  • Best interests of the child
  • Child-welfare
  • Therapeutic-placement
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Family law [2014] JRC 246

In the matter of Amelia (Freeing for adoption order)

In the matter of Amelia (Freeing for adoption order) [2014] JRC 246 (10 December 2014)

The Jersey Royal Court freed a 16-year-old child for adoption, dispensing with the mother’s consent because it was being withheld unreasonably and adoption was necessary and proportionate.

  • Freeing for adoption
  • Parental consent
  • Dispensation of consent
  • Best interests of the child
  • Proportionality
  • European convention on human rights
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Family law [2012] JRC 226

In the matter of F (Care Order)

In the matter of F (Care Order) [2012] JRC 226 (03 December 2012)

The Jersey Royal Court freed a child for adoption, refusing a stay and declining an interim contact order. It held the mother’s consent was unreasonably withheld.

  • Adoption
  • Care orders
  • Parental consent
  • Dispensation of consent
  • Child welfare
  • Child-welfare
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