Part 1

Adoption
Chapter 6

Adoptions with a foreign element

Bringing children into and out of the United Kingdom

Giving parental responsibility prior to adoption abroad
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1
The High Court may, on an application by persons who the court is satisfied intend to adopt a child under the law of a country or territory outside the British Islands, make an order giving parental responsibility for the child to them.
2
An order under this section may not give parental responsibility to persons who the court is satisfied meet those requirements as to domicile, or habitual residence, in England and Wales which have to be met if an adoption order is to be made in favour of those persons.
3
An order under this section may not be made unless any requirements prescribed by regulations are satisfied.
4
An application for an order under this section may not be made unless at all times during the preceding ten weeks the child’s home was with the applicant or, in the case of an application by two people, both of them.
5
Section 46(2) to (4) has effect in relation to an order under this section as it has effect in relation to adoption orders.
6
Regulations may provide for any provision of this Act which refers to adoption orders to apply, with or without modifications, to orders under this section.
7
In this section, “regulations” means regulations made by the Secretary of State, after consultation with the Assembly.