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Changing full names of children and varying a contact order post placement with adopters (High Court)

Practical Law UK Legal Update Case Report 3-583-5046 (Approx. 4 pages)

Changing full names of children and varying a contact order post placement with adopters (High Court)

In LB Haringey v Musa [2014] EWHC 2883 (Fam), Newton J considered a rare application for the change of both surnames and forenames for two children, as well as an application to vary a contact order for direct contact with older siblings post placement for adoption. This is an exceptional case and provides a list of the considerations that the court will take into account when faced with these applications.

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Published on 06-Oct-2014
Resource Type Legal update: case report
Jurisdictions
  • England
  • Wales
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