In this case, Justice Mackinnon of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice was asked to decide whether or not to allow a private adoption to proceed without the consent of the biological father. In paragraph 16 of her decision, she ordered the following: 1. That notice be provided to the biological father of a return [...]

S. (S.), Re., 2010 CarswellOnt 4665, 2010 ONCJ 235 This case arose from the Adoption Application for a child who was placed for adoption by her biological mother. The main issue in this case was the fact that the mother refused to provide any information about the biological father and that she had signed the [...]