References: [1988] 2 FLR 523, [1988] Imm AR 237, [1988] Fam Law 289
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Coram: May, Balcombe, Woolf LJJ
The Court considered rule 50 under which ‘parent’ was defined as including – ‘an adoptive parent, where there has been a genuine transfer of parental responsibility on the ground of the original parents’ inability to care for the child . . ‘
Held: (a majority) This expression was not confined to adoption under a ‘legally recognizable adoptive process’.
Statutes: Immigration Rules 50
This case is cited by:
- Cited – AA -v- Entry Clearance Officer (Addis Ababa) SC (Bailii, [2013] UKSC 81, [2014] INLR 273, [2014] 1 All ER 774, [2013] WLR(D) 499, [2014] 1 WLR 43, [2014] Imm AR 540, [2014] 1 FCR 548, WLRD, Bailii Summary, UKSC 2012/0181, SC, SC Summary)
The appellant child, AA sought entry as the de facto adopted child of his sponsor who had previously been given refugee status. The sponsor had taken parental responsibility of AA under the Islamic Kafala procedure. AA had been admitted under human . .
Last Update: 10-Oct-15 Ref: 552387