Indian Association For Promotion Of Adoption And Child Welfare v. Matthew Robert Dickey And Sarah Dickey

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION AND IN ITS GENERAL AND INHERENT JURISDICTION FOREIGN ADOPTION PETITION NO.5 OF 2016 Indian Association for Promotion of Adoption and Children Welfare

...Petitioner

V/s.

Matthew Robert Dickey & Anr.

...Proposed Adopters .........

Smt. Lalita Jaya Raj, Advocate for the Petitioner. Mr. O. Hareendran, representative of ICSW present. .......

CORAM : A. K. MENON, J.

DATE : 17TH FEBRUARY, 2016.

P.C.:

On 27.1.2016, directions were given to file affidavit of Ms. Gloria Dickey, mother of the prospective adoptive father Matthew Dickey. She has since filed her affidavit dated 2.6.2016 wherein she has expressed her willingness to attend the child care needs of Dickey family after the child comes home. In addition, Smt. Raj has also filed a medical care affidavit of both the parents, parents' income and expenses affidavit and then international home study report dated 8.9.2015, which is valid upto 8.9.2016. Medical Care Affidavit discloses that prospective adoptive parents have already selected pediatrician who specializes in pediatric Shivgan

*2* FAP-5-2016.doc nephrology so as to attend the needs of child who has only one functional kidney. I am satisfied with the statements made therein. International home study has much in detail set out Training/Adoption Education and particulars of contact with the other family members and police clearances from Illinois state for both the parents. All of which appear to be satisfactory. The prospective adoptive parents' health report is also positive so also the finances and employment section discloses reasonable savings and their suitability for adoption has been proved. In the circumstances, Aforesaid documents are taken on record.

Judge's order is signed separately.

(A. K. MENON, J.) Shivgan