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High Court approves the making of an adoption order by the applicant, without consultation with the birth father, on thee grounds that the child's mother was not able to identify the father, and there was no practical method of doing so.
Adoption - Adoption Act, 2010, as amended - section 30(3) - 22nd November, 2023 - notice of motion - adoption order sought - father not consulted - 8th December, 2023 - matter heard - 2014 - child born - received into voluntary care following birth - confusion as to father's identity - mother and child consenting to adoption - little corroboration of events - Adoption Act, 2010 - section 30(3) - order without consulting non-guardian - section 30(5) - order without father's consent possible if mother refuses to reveal identity or it can't be ascertained - section 19 - child's best interests - family life rights not engaged - man woman said was father isn't, can't prove the other two - legal requirements satisfied - mother can't identify father - no practical means of doing so - order pursuant to both provisions.
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