The Court granted an adult adoption order under ss 10 and 39I of the Adoption Act 1993 (ACT), being satisfied that the applicant had been in a long-standing care-giving relationship with the proposed adoptee, had provided physical, emotional, intellectual and educational support, was of good reputation, and that the adoptee consented. The case confirms that reputation for the purposes of s 39I may be established through evidence of volunteer and community involvement, absence of criminal record, and positive attestations from family members.
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