The applicants brought a 14B motion seeking directions regarding an application to dispense with the respondent's consent to the adoption of a child under section 138 of the Child and Family Services Act.
The applicants sought orders permitting the application to proceed under Rule 34(16) despite being a family adoption, clarifying required service materials, and obtaining substituted service by email.
The court granted most procedural directions but dismissed the motion for substituted service, requiring instead that the applicants effect special service in accordance with the Family Law Rules and the Hague Service Convention, as the respondent resides in the United States.
