Catalogue description Supreme Court of Judicature: Official Solicitor: Adoption Files

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Reference: J 138
Title: Supreme Court of Judicature: Official Solicitor: Adoption Files
Description:

These files contain papers relating to individual children arising from the role of the Official Solicitor as Guardian ad litem. They include correspondence with Children's Departments of Local Authorities, Adoption Societies, solicitors acting for interested parties, etc. Copies of documents arising from proceedings in the Chancery and Family Divisions of the High Court of Justice on the adoption application, including the court's final order, will also be found on the files.
Date: 1960-1973
Arrangement:

Files are arranged chronologically and listed under the names of the infant or infants concerned.
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Language: English
Physical description: 38 file(s)
Access conditions: Subject to 75 year closure

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