Re V.C., 2014 ONCJ 366

Milton Registry No. 138/75 DATE: 2014·VIII·01 CITATION: Re V.C. , 2014 ONCJ 366 ONTARIO COURT OF JUSTICE IN THE MATTER OF a motion under subsection 162(2) of the Child and Family Services Act , R.S.O. 1990, c. 11, as amended, by V.C.. for an order to unseal an adoption file; Before Justice Sheilagh M. O’Connell Heard in chambers Endorsement inscribed on 1 August 2014 No appearances [ 1 ] JUSTICE S.M.

O’CONNELL ( endorsement ):— This is the request of the adoptive father, pursuant to a 14B motion without notice for a court order to open the sealed adoption file, so that he can obtain a copy of the adoption order. [ 2 ] The supporting affidavit provides information that the adopted son has been notified of a possible inheritance from his birth father in Germany. He requires the adoption order to prove his identity.

He had the original adoption order but lost this order (made in 1975). [ 3 ] Given that the adoptive son is requesting a copy for proof of his identity in order to receive a possible inheritance in Germany from his birth father, this is an appropriate and beneficial reason to unseal the file. Therefore, pursuant to subsection 162(2) of the Child and Family Services Act , R.S.O. 1990, c. 11, as amended, I order that the adoption file be unsealed to permit the adoptive father to obtain a copy of the adoption order.