Belfast Health & Social Care Trust v R and C

JurisdictionNorthern Ireland
Judgment Date2014
Neutral Citation[2014] NICty 6
CourtCounty Court (Northern Ireland)
Date05 December 2014
1
Neutral Citation No. [2014] NICty 6
Ref:
Judgment: approved by the Court for handing down
Delivered:
05/12/2014
(subject to editorial corrections)*
ICOS NO: 12/106348
IN THE COUNTY COURT DIVISION OF BELFAST
BELFAST FAMILY CARE CENTRE
BELFAST HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE TRUST
APPLICANT
-V-
R and C
RESPONDENTS
HER HONOUR JUDGE PHILPOTT QC
[1] The Belfast Health & Social Care Trust brought an application before the Court
on 8th October 2014 to dispense with parental consent to permit EC and AR to be
freed for adoption pursuant to a summons issued on 3rd April 2014 under
Article 18 of The Adoption (Northern Ireland) Order 1987.
[2] Article 18 states:
"Where an application by an adoption agency, an authorised court is
satisfied in the case of each parent or guardian of the child that his

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