In re S (A Child) (Child Parent: Adoption Consent)

Hearings

England & Wales

02 Nov 2017 [2017] EWHC 2729 (Fam); [2019] Fam 177; [2018] 2 WLR 1029; [2018] 2 FLR 111; [2018] 1 FCR 74; [2017] WLR (D) 726, Fam D (Cobb J)

Subject Matter

ADOPTION — Child parent — Capacity to consent to adoption — Mother aged under 16 — Whether competent to consent to her child being accommodated by local authority — Whether competent to consent to child’s placement for adoption and to adoption — Applicable principles — Children Act 1989 (c 41), s 20 — Adoption and Children Act 2002 (c 38), s 21(2) — Mental Capacity Act 2005 (c 9), ss 1(3), 3(2)

[2017] EWHC 2729 (Fam); [2019] Fam 177; [2018] 2 WLR 1029; [2018] 2 FLR 111; [2018] 1 FCR 74; [2017] WLR (D) 726, Fam D

Commentary

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