Recent Posts in the Adoption Category

• Adult Adoption – Is Parental Consent and Notice Required?

  Jun 17, 2018
  C.L.W. (Re), 2018 ONCJ 223 This case looked at the issue of whether parental consent is required and whether the biological parent is entitled to ...
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• Dispensing Consent in Adoption Orders

  Dec 15, 2017
  RC and TG v AC and BD, 2017 ONSC 6960 This case involves an Application to dispense with the biological parents’ consent to the adoption of a child, ...
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• Adoption of an Adult Step-Child - Jurisdiction of Ontario Court of Justice

  Nov 27, 2015
  G. (K.A.), Re , 2015 ONCJ 615 This case addresses the issue of whether the Ontario Court of Justice (OCJ) has jurisdiction of to hear and determine an ...
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• Same-Sex Marriages in the United States and in Canada

  Jul 17, 2015
  Obergefell v. Hodges, 576 U.S. ___ (2015) This case is about same-sex marriage and whether denying same-sex partners the right to marry violates the ...
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• Adoption of an Independent Adult in Ontario

  May 23, 2014
  MacBeth , Re, 2013 ONSC 3252 This case concerns a rare application by a step-father to adopt his independent adult step-daughter under the Child and ...
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• Dispensing with a Biological Parent’s Consent to Adoption: K. (A.) v. E. (A.).

  Nov 29, 2013
  In this case, the mother sought an order dispensing with the consent of her child’s biological father so that her current husband could adopt the ...
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• V. (J.), Re: Can a private adoption proceed without consent of the biological father?

  Sep 16, 2011
  In this case, Justice Mackinnon of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice was asked to decide whether or not to allow a private adoption to proceed ...
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• Adoption of a Child: Can an adoption proceed without the biological father's consent?

  Mar 20, 2011
  S. (S.), Re. , 2010 CarswellOnt 4665, 2010 ONCJ 235 This case arose from the Adoption Application for a child who was placed for adoption by her ...
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