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[2019] WLR (D) 283
Court of Appeal
In re B (A Child) (Post-adoption Contact)
[2019] EWCA Civ 29
2018 Nov 27; 2019 Jan 30
Sir Andrew McFarlane P, King, Coulson LLJ
Children— Adoption— Contact order— Birth parents permitted direct contact with child until after placement order for adoption made— Prospective adopters seeking adoption order— Birth parents applying for limited post-adoption direct contact— Prospective adopters opposing application as matter for their discretion— Whether contact to be ordered— Correct approach to post-adoption contact following introduction of new statutory regime— Best practice—
Adoption and Children Act 2002 (c 38) (as amended by Children and Families Act 2014 (c 6), s 9(1)), ss 51A, 51B