A, Re (Adoption – notice requirements)
| Judge | Hhj Vincent |
| Neutral Citation | [2025] EWFC 99 (B) |
| Court | Family Court |
| Year | 2025 |
| Counsel | Martin Blount,Harris,Alexandra Conroy Harris,Patrick Paisley |
| Date | 17 March 2025 |
The draft judgment was handed down remotely at 2.00 p.m. on 6 March 2025 by circulation
to the parties or their representatives by e-mail. The approved judgment was handed down
remotely in the parties’ absence at 10.00 a.m. on 17 March 2025.
This judgment was delivered in private. The judge has given leave for this version of the
judgment to be published on condition that (irrespective of what is contained in the
judgment)inanypublishedversionofthejudgmenttheanonymity of thechildren and
members of their family must be strictly preserved. All persons, including representatives of
the media and legal bloggers,mustensure that this condition isstrictly complied with.
Failure to do so may be a contempt of court.
Neutral Citation Number: [2025] EWFC 99 (B)
Re A (Adoption – notice requirements)
IN THE FAMILY COURT SITTING AT READING
IN THE MATTER OF THE ADOPTION AND CHILDREN ACT 2002
AND IN THE MATTER OF A (a boy)
Date: 17 March 2025
Before : HHJ Vincent
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Between :
Prospective adopterApplicant
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A motherRespondent
birth mother
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Martin Blount, instructed by Rootes & Alliott solicitors for the applicant prospective adopter
The mother represented herself at the hearing
Alexandra Conroy-Harris, instructed by the Joint Legal Team, for County A Council
Patrick Paisley, instructed by Invicta Law, for County B Council
Hearing date: 7 February 2025
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Approved Judgment
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