In re N (Children) (Adoption: Jurisdiction)

Subject Matter

CHILDREN — Care proceedings — Jurisdiction — Adoption — Care and placement proceedings involving Hungarian nationals — Local authority appealing against transfer of proceedings to Hungary — Whether application for placement order “measure preparatory” to adoption — Whether jurisdiction to transfer placement proceedings — Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/2003, arts 1, 15 — Vienna Convention on Consular Relations (1963) (Cmnd 2113), arts 36, 37(b)

[2014] EWFC 45; [2014] CN 2028, Fam Ct

ADOPTION — Adoption order — Jurisdiction — Parents and children foreign nationals — Children habitually resident in England — Whether English court having jurisdiction to make adoption order in respect of children — Whether English law to be applied in deciding whether to dispense with parental consent and to make adoption order — Observations on nature of court’s adoption jurisdiction — Adoption and Children Act 2002 (as amended by Mental Capacity Act 2005, s 67(1), Sch 6, para 45), ss 49, 52(1)

[2015] EWCA Civ 1112; [2017] AC 167; [2016] 2 WLR 713; [2016] 1 All ER 1086; [2016] 1 FLR 621; [2015] WLR (D) 436, CA

[2016] UKSC 15; [2017] AC 167; [2016] 2 WLR 1103; [2017] 1 All ER 527; [2016] 1 FLR 1082; [2016] WLR (D) 190; Case details, SC(E)

CONFLICT OF LAWS — Jurisdiction under European Union Regulation — Orders with respect to children — Care and placement proceedings involving Hungarian nationals — Judge ordering proceedings to be transferred to Hungary — Local authority appealing against transfer — Whether application for placement order “measure preparatory” to adoption — Whether jurisdiction to transfer placement proceedings — Whether care proceedings rightly transferred — Whether both sets of proceedings rightly stayed pending transfer of care proceedings — Principles applicable to applications to transfer proceedings to foreign jurisdiction — Best practice where local authority’s powers to accommodate children in need used pending commencement of care proceedings — Importance of judicial continuity — Children Act 1989, ss 20(1)(7)(8), 31 — Adoption and Children Act 2002 (as amended by Mental Capacity Act 2005, s 67(1), Sch 6, para 45), ss 21, 52(1) — Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/2003, arts 1, 8, 15

[2015] EWCA Civ 1112; [2017] AC 167; [2016] 2 WLR 713; [2016] 1 All ER 1086; [2016] 1 FLR 621; [2015] WLR (D) 436, CA

CONFLICT OF LAWS — Jurisdiction under European Union Regulation — Orders with respect to children — Care and placement proceedings involving Hungarian nationals— Judge ordering proceedings to be transferred to Hungary— Local authority appealing against transfer— Whether application for placement order “measure preparatory” to adoption— Whether jurisdiction to transfer placement proceedings— Whether care proceedings rightly transferred— Whether both sets of proceedings rightly stayed pending transfer of care proceedings— Principles applicable to applications to transfer proceedings to foreign jurisdiction— Best practice where local authority’s powers to accommodate children in need used pending commencement of care proceedings— Importance of judicial continuity— Children Act 1989 (c 41), ss 20(1)(7)(8), 31 — Adoption and Children Act 2002 (as amended by Mental Capacity Act 2005, s 67(1), Sch 6, para 45), ss 21, 52(1) — Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/2003, arts 1, 8, 15

[2016] UKSC 15; [2017] AC 167; [2016] 2 WLR 1103; [2017] 1 All ER 527; [2016] 1 FLR 1082; [2016] WLR (D) 190; Case details, SC(E)

Appellate History

Commentary

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