Foster mother wins right to legally adopt girl despite birth mother's objections

As part of her case objecting to the adoption, the birth mother argued the CFA had failed in its duty to ensure she could visit her daughter by providing financial support to allow her travel for visits.

The Supreme Court's decision followed a majority decision of the Court of Appeal (CoA) overturning a June 2022 High Court judgment which found the adoption of the girl, who was 17 at the time, would not serve her best interests. File picture

A seven-judge Supreme Court has unanimously upheld a decision that the adoption of a teenage girl by her foster mother, against the wishes of her birth mother, is correct.

It followed a majority decision of the Court of Appeal (CoA) overturning a June 2022 High Court judgment which found the adoption of the girl, who was 17 at the time, would not serve her best interests.