A Council v M & Ors (Judgment 4: Foreign Adoption: Refusal of Recognition) [2013] EWHC 1501 (Fam)

Application for a declaration that the adoption of a 7 month old child in Kazakhstan is recognised in England and Wales; and a cross-application by the child's guardian that the adoption is not so recognised. Held that the adoption is not recognised by the law of England and…