An application was made for disclosure by the Registrar of his records so that an adopted child could be contacted and informed of a significant legacy to which she would be entitled.
Held: Disclosure of such records was severely restricted, but could be made where it would be in the child’s best interests. This would be one such category of case.
Citations:
(1956) 105 LJ 204
Cited by:
Cited – Re H (Adoption: Disclosure of Information ) 1995
An application was made by the sister of an adopted child for disclosure of the records held in order to allow her to make contact and to warn her of the fact that she might have an inherited genetic disease.
Held: The jurisdiction to grant . .
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Adoption, Administrative
Updated: 30 April 2022; Ref: scu.230135