Adoption Act 2010

58

Parental rights and duties.

F62[58. Subject to section 58A, upon an adoption order being made, or the recognition under this Act of an intercountry adoption effected outside the State

(a) the child concerned shall be considered, with regard to the rights and duties of parents and children in relation to each other as the child of the adopter or adopters, and

(b) with respect to the child

(i) the mother or guardian of the child, and

(ii) every relevant non-guardian of the child,

shall, subject to section 57, lose all parental rights and be freed from all parental duties in respect of the child.]

Annotations

Amendments:

F62

Substituted (19.10.2017) by Adoption (Amendment) Act 2017 (19/2017), s. 25, S.I. No. 443 of 2017.

Editorial Notes:

E39

Previous affecting provision: section amended by Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (9/2015), s. 121, not commenced; repealed (19.10.2017) by Adoption (Amendment) Act 2017 (19/2017), s. 2(2), S.I. No. 443 of 2017.