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CH.131 – 10] ADOPTION OF CHILDREN Prohibited degrees of consanguinity. Power of court to make interim order. Power to make subsequent order in case of infant subject to order. Rules. 1 of 2007, Sixth Sch. 14. (1) For the purpose of the law relating to marriage an adopter and the person whom he has been authorised to adopt under an adoption order shall be deemed to be within the prohibited degrees of consanguinity; and the provisions of this section shall continue to have effect notwithstanding that some person other than the adopter is authorised by a subsequent order to adopt the same infant. (2) Where an adoption order is made in respect of an infant who is illegitimate, any affiliation order in force with respect to the infant, and any agreement whereby the father of the infant has undertaken to make payments specifically for the benefit of the infant, shall cease to have effect, but without prejudice to the recovery of any arrears which are due under the affiliation order or the agreement at the date of the adoption order: Provided that where the infant is adopted by his mother, and the mother is a single woman, the order or agreement shall not cease to have effect by virtue of this subsection upon the making of the adoption order, but shall cease to have effect if she subsequently marries. 15. (1) Upon any application for an adoption order the court may postpone the determination of the application and may make an interim order (which shall not be an adoption order for the purposes of this Act) giving the custody of the infant to the applicant for a period not exceeding two years by way of a probationary period upon such terms as regards provision for the maintenance and education and supervision of the welfare of the infant and otherwise as the court may think fit. (2) All such consents as are required to an adoption order shall be necessary to an interim order but subject to a like power on the part of the court to dispense with any such consent. 16. An adoption order or an interim order may be made in respect of an infant who has already been the subject of an adoption order, and in such case the adopter or adopters under the adoption order last previously made shall, if living, be deemed to be the parent or parents of the infant for all the purposes of this Act. 17. (1) Rules in regard to any matter to be prescribed under this Act and directing the manner in which applications to the court are to be made and dealing STATUTE LAW OF THE BAHAMAS LRO 1/2010
ADOPTION OF CHILDREN [CH.131 – 11 generally with all matters of procedure and incidental matters arising out of this Act and for carrying this Act into effect shall be made under section 76 of the Supreme Court Act. Such rules may provide for applications for adoption orders being heard and determined otherwise than in open court. (2) Without derogating from subsection (1) where the guardian ad litem in the adoption proceedings is not a representative of the Department responsible for social services, no adoption order shall be made unless the court is satisfied that a copy of the originating summons in the proceedings together with the statement containing the evidence in support of the application have been served within three days of its filing in court upon the Director of Social Services. (3) The Director of Social Services shall be entitled to be represented at the hearing of the originating summons. 18. (1) For the purpose of an application under this Act the court shall appoint some person or body to act as guardian ad litem of the infant upon the hearing of the application with the duty of safeguarding the interests of the infant before the court. (2) On the determination of an application, or on the making of an interim order, the court may order the applicant to pay the costs of the application or such part thereof as the court thinks proper and may enforce any such order against all persons bound thereby in the same manner as a judgment to the same effect. For the purposes of this subsection the costs of an application shall be taken to include such sums as the court may fix in respect of the out of pocket expenses incurred by the guardian ad litem appointed under subsection (1) of this section and shall be taken to include also such sums as the court may fix for the services of counsel on behalf of the infant. 19. (1) It shall not be lawful for any adopter, or for any parent or guardian except with the sanction of the court, to receive any payment or other reward in consideration of the adoption of any infant under this Act, or for any person to make or give or agree to make or give to any adopter or any parent or guardian any such payment or reward. Ch. 53. 46 of 1964, Sch. 1 of 2007, Sixth Sch. 1 of 2007, Sixth Sch. Court to appoint guardian ad litem. Costs. Prohibition of payment or reward. LRO 1/2010 STATUTE LAW OF THE BAHAMAS
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