Application for An Order to Adopt a Child, YM
Family Law - adoption - jurisdiction of Grand Court over children habitually resident in the Cayman Islands - Hague Convention on inter-country adoption inapplicable where child not habitually resident in country from which she has been or will be removed for the purposes of adoption - de facto adoption of child by stepfather married to biological mother - role of Adoption Board in de facto adoptions - section 6 applicable only where Board arranges adoption - Adoption Order not to be refused merely because child almost 18 - welfare of the child at the heart of adoptions - benefits enuring to the child after majority to be taken into account
| Neutral Citation | [2021] CIGC (FAM) 196 |
|---|---|
| Cause Number | FAM 0196/2021 |
| Court | CIGC (Fam) |
| Judge | Ramsay-Hale J |
| Parties | Application for An Order to Adopt a Child, YM |
| Judgment Date | 2021-12-03 |
| Subject | Family Law - adoption - jurisdiction of Grand Court over children habitually resident in the Cayman Islands - Hague Convention on inter-country adoption inapplicable where child not habitually resident in country from which she has been or will be removed for the purposes of adoption - de facto adoption of child by stepfather married to biological mother - role of Adoption Board in de facto adoptions - section 6 applicable only where Board arranges adoption - Adoption Order not to be refused merely because child almost 18 - welfare of the child at the heart of adoptions - benefits enuring to the child after majority to be taken into account |
| Filename (current) | 21-12-03_application_for_an_order_to_adopt_a_child_ym.pdf |
| Statute | Sections cited | Mentions |
|---|---|---|
| Adoption of Children Act | 9 | 4 |
| Children Act | — | 1 |
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