Adoption – procedure

June 2025 | Family
Under s44(2) ACA 2002, the court may not grant an adoption order unless the proposed adopter has given notice to the appropriate LA. Compliance with s44(2) is essential. In this case, the adoption application was allowed to proceed even though notice had been given to the wrong LA. For the purposes of s44(2), the ‘appropriate’ …
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