APPLICATION BY AP FOR ACCESS TO ADOPTION PAPERS [2022] SC GLW 3 (21 January 2022)
The court held that AP demonstrated a legitimate interest in accessing the adoption papers and that statutory requirements were satisfied, with appropriate safeguards for privacy.
- Citation
- [2022] SC GLW 3
- Parties
- Applicant: AP
- Jurisdiction
- Scotland
- Judgment Date
- 21 January 2022
- Procedural Posture
- Application / Judgment
- Outcome
- application granted
- Legal Topics
- Adoption, Access to Records
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Parties
AP
Applicant
Procedural Posture
Application / Judgment
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether AP should be granted access to adoption papers
Ratio Decidendi
The court held that AP demonstrated a legitimate interest in accessing the adoption papers and that statutory requirements were satisfied, with appropriate safeguards for privacy.
Court Disposition
application granted
Orders
- AP is granted access to the adoption papers, subject to any necessary redactions to protect third-party privacy.
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