Read the full judgment text of HCMP 705/2020 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 12 August 2020.
1. This was an application by the Director of Social Welfare (“ Director ”) under section 5A of the Adoption Ordinance, Cap 290, (“ Ordinance ”) for an order dispensing with the consent of the defendant (“ D ”), who is the putative father of the child YC (“ Child ”), such consent being required under section 5(5)(a) of the Ordinance, and declaring the Child free for adoption.
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