Hearings
England & Wales
26 Jul 1962 [1962] 1 WLR 1296; [1962] 3 All ER 789; 60 LGR 532, Ch D
24 Feb 1967 [1967] 1 WLR 818; [1967] 2 All ER 229; 65 LGR 572, Ch D
In re P (Infants)
Subject Matter
ADOPTION — Consent of parent — Dispensing with — “Obligations of a parent” — Mother's consent refused — Whether failure by mother to discharge obligations — Adoption Act, 1958, s 5 (2)
INFANT — Ward of court — Jurisdiction — Custody order by magistrates — Jurisdiction of High Court to make orders inconsistent with magistrates' order — Guardianship of Infants Acts, 1886 and 1925