| Source: | All England Reporter |
| Publisher Citation: | [2002] All ER (D) 257 (May) |
| Court: | Court of Appeal, Civil Division |
| Judge: | Thorpe, Rix and Arden LJJ |
| Representation | Peter Hughes QC and Richard Pates for the mother. |
| Eleanor Hamilton QC and Margaret Hickland for the local authority. | |
| Judgment Dates: | 16 May 2002 |
Catchwords
Adoption - Practice - Freeing child for adoption - Judge freeing child for purpose of adoption order - Adoption to take place in United States - Whether freeing of child for adoption confined to 'adoption order' in this jurisdiction - ss 18, 72(1).
The Case
On the proper construction of ss18 and 72(1) of the a freeing order could be made in contemplation of an adoption not merely in this jurisdiction, but also in respect of a proposed foreign placement.
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