Parentage and Adoption

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  • Created on: 05-06-17 14:49

1. Re N [2016] held that....?

  • the UK courts even had jurisdictional power in relation to adoption of children from foreign countries because the child had habitual residence in the UK.
  • the commissioning parents were able to apply for a parental order as the surrogate mother lacked capacity and could not give her consent.
  • the placement for adoption should only be undertaken when all avenues towards rehabilitation have reasonably been explored
  • the consent of the parents is not necessary when there is a contract in place for an adoption to take place.
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2. Watson v Nicholaisen [1955] concerned a case where consent was dispensed with where the person....?

  • neglected or abandoned the child
  • was sexually abusive toward the child
  • claimed it was a violation of their human rights
  • claimed she was an ailen sent from an outer galactic planet and was here to destroy the earth

3. What section states that the legal mother is the surrogate?

  • s33 Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008
  • s34 Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990
  • s55 Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008
  • s30 Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1980

4. What section states that the husband of the surrogate father will be regarded as the father of the child, if he consented?

  • s32 Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008
  • s35 Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008
  • s34 Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008
  • s53 Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008

5. Re R Adoption) [1967] concerned a case where consent was dispensed with where the person.....?

  • could not be found or lacked capacity
  • withheld consent unreasonably
  • neglected the child
  • sexually abused the child
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