Making of interim orders
56 Making of interim orders
On an application to the court for an order for the adoption of a child, the court may postpone the determination of the application and make an interim order for the custody of the child in favour of the prospective adoptive parents.
An interim order may be subject to such terms and conditions relating to the maintenance, education, and welfare of, and access to, the child as the court thinks fit.
The court shall not make an interim order in respect of a child in favour of any person unless the court could lawfully make an order for the adoption of that child by that person.
While an interim order remains in force in respect of a child, a person in whose favour the order is made is entitled to the care, control, and custody of the child.
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