Australia, July 28 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on June 27:
1. This proceeding concerns the proposed adoption of a child, whom I will call Eric Lowe, who is aged 19 months, by the proposed adoptive parents, whom I will call David Samuel Bailey and Emily Jayne Bailey. For convenience, and without intending any disrespect, I will refer to each of the individuals involved in this matter by his or her first name.
2. By Summons filed 4 April 2025, the Secretary, NSW Department of Communities and Justice, seeks the following orders:
1) an order for the adoption of Eric in favour of the proposed adoptive parents; and
2) an order approving the name "Bailey" as the surname and "Eric Michael...