The House discussed the nature of an adoption order: ‘The Act of 1978 provides a comprehensive code for adoption and it is perfectly clear that the whole procedure is intended to produce a permanent result for the adopted child. An adoption order once made is irrevocable only in circumstances which will have no practical effect upon the child’s day to day life in contradistinction to an order for custody or access which is always reviewable by the court when circumstances demand’.
References: 1995 SC (HL) 1
Judges: Jauncey L
Statutes: Adoption Act 1978
Jurisdiction: Scotland
This case is cited by:
- Cited – Alexander Cameron (Ap) v Ian Macintyre Gibson, As Executor Dative of the Late Dugald Macintyre and Another SCS 2-Dec-2003
An adoption order had been made, but at the time, the adopted child was over the maximum age. Application was made to set it aside.
Held: Adoption orders could not be set aside save for where some fraud could be demonstrated to have been . .
(, [2003] ScotCS 298, , Times 20-Jan-04)
These lists may be incomplete.
Last Update: 27 November 2020; Ref: scu.194030
