Posts in Adoption

Jun 17 Adult Adoption – Is Parental Consent and Notice Required?

C.L.W. (Re), 2018 ONCJ 223 This case looked at the issue of whether parental consent is required and whether the biological parent ...

Dec 15 Dispensing Consent in Adoption Orders

RC and TG v AC and BD, 2017 ONSC 6960 This case involves an Application to dispense with the biological parents’ consent to the ...

Nov 27 Adoption of an Adult Step-Child - Jurisdiction of Ontario Court of Justice

G. (K.A.), Re , 2015 ONCJ 615 This case addresses the issue of whether the Ontario Court of Justice (OCJ) has jurisdiction of to ...

Jul 17 Same-Sex Marriages in the United States and in Canada

Obergefell v. Hodges, 576 U.S. ___ (2015) This case is about same-sex marriage and whether denying same-sex partners the right to ...

May 23 Adoption of an Independent Adult in Ontario

MacBeth , Re, 2013 ONSC 3252 This case concerns a rare application by a step-father to adopt his independent adult step-daughter ...

Nov 29 Dispensing with a Biological Parent’s Consent to Adoption: K. (A.) v. E. (A.).

In this case, the mother sought an order dispensing with the consent of her child’s biological father so that her current husband ...