The judge considering two applications for a care order and an adoption order had confused the proper order of issues to be considered, and that error contaminated his decision. The two should be dealt with in sequence.
Judges:
Thorpe LJ
Citations:
[1999] 2 FLR 49
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Applied – In re M (a Minor) (Care order: Freeing Application) CA 18-Dec-2003
Where a local authority sought both a care order and an order freeing the child for adoption, the court must be careful to distinguish between the applications. The care application should be dealt with first. . .
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Children, Adoption
Updated: 13 May 2022; Ref: scu.190239