Adoption of Children Act 2022 · Updated to 15 Oct 2024 · Part 3 · Adoption Proceedings
31. Power to make interim orders
Official textFrom Singapore Statutes Online, unchanged
Subject to subsection (3), in any adoption proceedings before a court, the court may make an interim order giving the custody and care and control of the child before the court to the joint applicants or sole applicant (as the case may be) for a period not exceeding 2 years.
adoption proceedings
“adoption proceedings” means the proceedings in court arising from an adoption application, including any appeal against any decision made by the court on the adoption application;
An interim order under subsection (1) may be made upon any terms as regards provision for the maintenance and education and the supervision of the welfare of the child and otherwise that the court thinks fit.
The court must not make an interim order under subsection (1) unless the consent of every relevant person of the child before the court has either been validly obtained in accordance with section 26 or dispensed with by the court.
court
“court” means the Family Division of the High Court, a Family Court, or any court hearing an appeal against an order or a decision of the Family Division of the High Court or a Family Court, except in sections 48, 51, 66, 69, 70, 72 and 73 where “court” means a court of competent jurisdiction;
An interim order under subsection (1) may be made in respect of a child who has already been the subject of an adoption order (including under the repealed Act) and, upon any application for a further adoption order, the adoptive parents or adoptive parent (as the case may be) under the adoption order last previously made are or is, if living, deemed to be the parents or parent of the child for the purposes of this Act.
child
“child”, if age rather than descendancy is relevant, means an individual below 21 years of age;
Terms defined in s 2
adoption proceedings
Defined · s 2“adoption proceedings” means the proceedings in court arising from an adoption application, including any appeal against any decision made by the court on the adoption application;
adoptive parent
Defined · s 2“adoptive parent” means an individual who adopts a child under an adoption order and, in the case of an adoption order made in favour of 2 applicants jointly, means either of the applicants;
applicant
Defined · s 2“applicant” means an individual who makes an adoption application, whether solely or jointly, and for the purposes of Part 2, includes an individual who intends to make an adoption application; and
applicants
Defined · s 2“applicants” means both applicants in the case of a joint adoption application mentioned in section 4;
child
Defined · s 2“child”, if age rather than descendancy is relevant, means an individual below 21 years of age;
child before the court
Defined · s 2“child before the court” means the child in respect of whom an adoption application is made;
court
Defined · s 2“court” means the Family Division of the High Court, a Family Court, or any court hearing an appeal against an order or a decision of the Family Division of the High Court or a Family Court, except in sections 48, 51, 66, 69, 70, 72 and 73 where “court” means a court of competent jurisdiction;
relevant person
Defined · s 2“relevant person”, in relation to a child, or a protected person mentioned in Part 5, means any person who —(a)is a parent or guardian of the child or protected person;(b)has actual custody of the child or protected person; or(c)is liable to contribute to the support of the child or protected person;
Part 4
Post-Adoption Matters
Part 5
Confidentiality of Children Involved in Adoption Proceedings
Part 6
Regulation of Adoption Practices and Processes
Part 7
Enforcement
Part 8
General Provisions
Part 9