Where in adoption proceedings, the experts advising the court including the guardian ad litem, and an experienced child psychiatrist had indicated opposition to the proposed adoption, it could not be said that the natural father was unreasonable to oppose the adoption. Since it could not proceed without this consent, or his opposition disposed of as unreasonable, the adoption could not proceed. The court had given insufficient weight to the father’s human right to respect for family life.
Citations:
Times 23-Mar-2001
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Adoption, Human Rights
Updated: 08 May 2022; Ref: scu.81722
