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Matters
with respect
to which
Court to be
satisfied,

Ch. 29. No. 7.] Adoption of Children.

liable to contribute to the support of the child: Provideci
that the Court may dispense with any consent required by
this subsection if satisfied that the person whose consent
is to be dispensed with has abandoned or deserted the child
or cannot be found or is incapable of giving such consent
or, being a person liable to contribute to the support of the
child, either has persistently neglected or refused to contri-
bute to such support or is a person whose consent ought, in
the opinion of the Court and in all the circumstances of the
case to be dispensed with.

(4) An adoption order shall not be made upon the
application of one of two spouses without the consent of the
other of them: Provided that the Court may dispense with
any consent required by this subsection if satisfied that the
person whose consent is to be dispensed with cannot be
found or is incapable of giving such consent or that the
spouses have separated and are living apart and that the
separation is likely to be permanent.

(5) An adoption order shall not be made in favour of
ny applicant who is not resident and domiciled in the
Colony nor in respect of any child who is not a British
subject and so resident.

12. The Court before making an adoption order shall be
satisfied

(a) that every person whose consent is necessary
under this Ordinance and whose consent is not dispensed
with has consented to and understands the nature and
effect of the adoption order for which application is
made, and in particular in the case of any parent
understands that the effect of the adoption order will
be permanently to deprive him or her of his or her
parental rights,

(b) that the order if made will be for the welfare of
the infant, due consideration being for this purpose
given to the religious denomination of the parties and
to the wishes of the child, having regard to the age and
understanding of the child,

(c) that the applicant has not received or agreed to
receive, and that no person has made or given, or
agreed to make or give to the applicant, any payment