Rule 4.25 [ Notification of consent

Northern Ireland

(1)

Consent for the purposes of—

(a)

Article 16(3),

(b)

Article 33(3)(c) or (d),

(c)

Article 57A(2)(b)(ii), or

(d)

Article 63A(2)(b)(ii) shall be given either—

(i)

orally in court, or

(ii)

in writing to the court signed by the person giving his consent.

(2)

Any written consent given for the purposes of sub-paragraph (2) of Article 57A or Article 63A, shall include a statement that the person giving consent—

(a)

is able and willing to give to the child the care which it would be reasonable to expect a parent to give him; and

(b)

understands that the giving of consent could lead to the exclusion of the relevant person from the dwelling house in which the child lives.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: Rule 4.25 substituted, Rule 4.25A inserted by S.R. 1999 No. 88 with effect from 29.3.99