2016 QCCQ 9200, 2016 QCCQ 9200

Adoption — 16201 2016 QCCQ 9200 COURT OF QUEBEC CANADA PROVINCE OF QUEBEC DISTRICT OF [...] TOWN OF [...] Youth Division No: 614-43-000002-160 DATE: August 31, 2016 ______________________________________________________________________ BY THE HONOURABLE JOSÉE BÉLANGER J.

Q.C. ______________________________________________________________________ IN THE MATTER OF: X , born on [...], 1998 [Social Worker 1] , Youth Protection worker, duly authorized by the Director of Youth Protection A, working in Town A, district A (Quebec) [...] Applicant and A and B , residing and domiciled in Town A, district A (Quebec) [...] Applicant-Adopters ______________________________________________________________________ JUDGMENT ______________________________________________________________________ WARNING: The judicial files respecting the adoption of a chid are confidential and no information that would allow the identification of the child, his parents, his tutor or the adopters may be published or broadcast, except as required by law (sections 815.4 C.C.P. and 582 C.C.Q.). [ 1 ] On March 16, 2016, an order for a placement in view of an adoption for this youth was rendered by this Court, as it appears from this Court file. [ 2 ] The youth X was born on [...], 1998, as it appears from his birth certificate. [ 3 ] The applicant-adopters are at least 18 years old older than the youth as it appears from their birth certificate. [ 4 ] The youth lives with the applicant-adopters since he was about five weeks old as the applicant-adopters were the youth’s foster family. [ 5 ] The applicant-adopters and the youth have testified. [ 6 ] The youth wants to be adopted by the applicant-adopters.

He wants to change his name to X. [ 7 ] The applicant-adopters agree with the youth’s choice. [ 8 ] All the conditions for the adoption have been complied with. This adoption is in the youth’s best interest as the applicant- adopters have all the necessary qualities to assume the care, maintenance and education of the youth.

For these reasons the Court: [ 9 ] Grants the motion; [ 10 ] pronounces the adoption of the youth X, born on [...], 1998, by the applicant-adopters; [ 11 ] assigns to the youth to be adopted the following surname and name X; [ 12 ] orders the clerk of the Court of Quebec to give notice of the judgment to the Registrar of Civil Status of the province of Quebec in order to make the proper entries in English in the registers as soon as the judgment acquires the authority of a final judgment; [ 13 ] orders the clerk of the Court of Quebec to give notice of the present judgment to the Registrar General of the province of Quebec in order to file the relevant information in their registers; [ 14 ] authorizes the applicant-adopters to withdraw the originals of the exhibits once judgment has been rendered and Orders the clerk of the Court of Quebec to remit them to the applicant-adopters.

__________________________________ Josée Bélanger, J.C.Q. Me Camille Champeval, attorney for the Director of Youth Protection Date of hearing: July 7, 2016