Case No. LV21C01426

[2022] EWCA Civ 806 Peter Jackson LJ said, in summary - As emphasised in the recent Supreme Court decision of H-W (Children), a decision leading to adoption requires rigorous evaluation and comparison of all the realistic possibilities for a child's future in light of any factual findings. The Court must evaluate the family placement, assess the nature and likelihood of the harm that the child would be likely to suffer in it, the consequences of the harm arising, and the possibilities for reducing the risks of harm or for mitigating its effects. There must then follow a comparison of advantages and disadvantages of that family placement with the advantages and disadvantages of adoption (and of any other realistic placement outcome short of adoption). Only through this process can the Court conclude that adoption is the only outcome that can provide for the child's lifelong welfare – that it's necessary and proportionate.25.Upon the making of placement orders the Court has the power to make a contact order under s26