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Court of Appeal sets aside adoption order after judge prematurely ruled out birth family placement
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Court of Appeal sets aside care and placement orders, finding court needed to “keep bigger picture in view”
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Court of Appeal sets aside direction from judge to local authority to investigate circumstances of children not subject to proceedings
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Court of Appeal sets aside order that was not open to Family Court judge as matter of law
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Court of Appeal sets out principles for deciding whether father or relative should be informed of existence of child who might be adopted
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