Step-parent adoption: Balancing act

Jessica Keal looks at an adoption case involving a consideration of Thai law and human rights issues On an application for adoption, any restriction on a biological father’s human rights must be proportionate in light of the benefits to be gained by the child. In Re H (Step-Parent Adoption) [2020], the court was concerned with …
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Step-parent adoption: Family ties

Lehna Gardiner outlines the statutory and procedural requirements on an application for an adoption order by a step-parent ‘The court must consider whether a child arrangements order, a parental responsibility order or a special guardianship order would be better for the child.’ Step-parents are a very common and established feature of modern family life. The …
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