Children Of The World India Trust v. Mr. Joshua Kent Adkinson And ANR (Proposed Adopter)

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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.89 OF 2015 WITH JUDGE'S ORDER NO.1 OF 2016 Children of the World India Trust

...Petitioner

V/s.

Mr. Joshua Kent Adkinson, American & Anr.

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

Mr. Rakesh Kapoor, Advocate for the Petitioner. Mr. O. Hareendran, representative of ICSW present. .......

CORAM : A. K. MENON, J.

DATE : 17TH FEBRUARY, 2016.

P.C.:

By the order dated 13.1.2016, the Petitioner was directed to obtain clarifications about availing of leave to attend to the child as also an Affidavit to the effect that they are willing to attend the medical condition of the child. She suffers from a cleft lip condition. In pursuance of these directions, Mr. Kapoor, the learned Advocate of the Petitioner, has filed today compilation of three documents, first of which is letter from the America World Adoption certifying that the child care plan is satisfactory and that the couple have planned for the same and have a Shivgan

*2* FAP-89-2015.doc very flexible work schedule.

In addition, the prospective adoptive mother Sara Adkinson has filed a certificate of which she is author where she confirms that she has complete authority over all of the scheduling and management of the staff and she will be able to take time off from her duty for travel to India and will continue to be on leave to take care of the child after returning home with Samradni. She confirms that she made special adjustments by appointing certain employees to take on additional responsibilities in her absence. By a further affidavit dated 20.1.2016, both adoptive parents have sworn that the child Samradni will get the best medical treatment, surgery and therapeutic support that are necessary to ensure that the child Samradni achieves her full potential and they have undertaken to do so at their costs and confirmed that they have permission from their employer to take time off when necessary. Documents are taken on record. Mr. Kapoor points out that in the joint affidavit dated 21.1.2016, year of birth of the child was incorrectly mentioned as '2015' and the same is infact '20.9.2014'.

Judge's order is signed separately.

(A. K. MENON, J.) Shivgan