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Adoption Act 2009
sec.225Court orders
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### sec.225 Court orders
The court may discharge the final adoption order only if satisfied of a ground mentioned in section 219 .
If the applicant is not the adopted person, the court must not discharge the order if it considers the discharge is likely to be contrary to the adopted person’s wellbeing and best interests.
The order may be discharged even if the adopted person is an adult.
If the adopted person is a child and has any views about the proposed discharge and is able to express the views, having regard to the child’s age or ability to understand, the court must consider the views.
If the court makes an order discharging the final adoption order, it may also make any other order it considers appropriate in the interests of justice or to ensure the adopted person’s wellbeing and best interests including, for example, an order about—
the ownership of property; or
the adopted person’s name; or
if the adopted person is a child, custody or guardianship of the child.
(sec.225-ssec.1) The court may discharge the final adoption order only if satisfied of a ground mentioned in section 219 .
(sec.225-ssec.2) If the applicant is not the adopted person, the court must not discharge the order if it considers the discharge is likely to be contrary to the adopted person’s wellbeing and best interests.
(sec.225-ssec.3) The order may be discharged even if the adopted person is an adult.
(sec.225-ssec.4) If the adopted person is a child and has any views about the proposed discharge and is able to express the views, having regard to the child’s age or ability to understand, the court must consider the views.
(sec.225-ssec.5) If the court makes an order discharging the final adoption order, it may also make any other order it considers appropriate in the interests of justice or to ensure the adopted person’s wellbeing and best interests including, for example, an order about— the ownership of property; or the adopted person’s name; or if the adopted person is a child, custody or guardianship of the child.
- (a) the ownership of property; or
- (b) the adopted person’s name; or
- (c) if the adopted person is a child, custody or guardianship of the child.